Sexual harassment victimization during emerging adulthood: A test of routine activities theory and a general theory of crime

Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 455-481

  Clodfelter, Tammatha A ^a   Turner, Michael G ^a   Hartman, Jennifer L ^a   Kuhns, Joseph B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Emerging adulthood; Routine activities theory; Self control theory; Sexual harassment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952899100     PISSN: 00111287     EISSN: 1552387X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011128708324665     Document Type: Article

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