Feelings and functions in the fear of crime: Applying a new approach to victimisation insecurity

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 75-94

  Gray, Emily ^a   Jackson, Jonathan ^b   Farrall, Stephen ^c  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

emotions; fear of crime; methodology; public confidence in policing; public insecurity

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751476752     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: 14643529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azq066     Document Type: Article

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