Assessing the relationship between individual characteristics, neighborhood context, and fear of crime

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 819-826

  Scarborough, Brittney K ^a   Like Haislip, Toya Z ^a   Novak, Kenneth J ^a   Lucas, Wayne L ^a   Alarid, Leanne F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

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EID: 77954760261     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2010.05.010     Document Type: Article

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