Can security beget insecurity? Security and crime prevention awareness and fear of burglary among university students in the East Midlands

Security Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-23

  Barberet, Rosemary ^a   Fisher, Bonnie S ^b  

^a JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Burglary; Fear; Gender; Security; Situational crime prevention; University

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650260543     PISSN: 09551662     EISSN: 17434645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/sj.2008.9     Document Type: Article

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