Bag theft in bars: An analysis of relative risk, perceived risk and modus operandi

Security Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 206-224

  Sidebottom, Aiden ^a   Bowers, Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bag theft; Crime in bars; Denominators; Risk perceptions; Victimization risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953833877     PISSN: 09551662     EISSN: 17434645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/sj.2008.17     Document Type: Article

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