The high-risk environment of homeless young adults: Consequences for physical and sexual victimization

Violence and Victims

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 101-115

  Tyler, Kimberly A ^a   Beal, Morgan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Lifestyle exposure theory; Risk factors; Routine activity theory; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; RUNAWAY BEHAVIOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

AGE FACTORS; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; RUNAWAY BEHAVIOR; SEX FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77049114799     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.25.1.101     Document Type: Article

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