Victims hidden in plain sight: The reality of victimization among the homeless

Criminal Justice Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 285-301

  Garland, Tammy S ^a   Richards, Tara ^b   Cooney, Mikaela ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Homelessness; Victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 78449291244     PISSN: 1478601X     EISSN: 14786028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1478601X.2010.516525     Document Type: Article

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