Lifestyle, rational choice, and adolescent fear: A test of a risk-assessment ramework

Criminology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 781-812

  Melde, Chris ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 560 Baker Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Fear; Opportunity; Perceived risk; Routine activities; Victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 69649107184     PISSN: 00111384     EISSN: 17459125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2009.00157.x     Document Type: Article

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