Untangling the web: Deceptive responding in fear of crime research

Fear of Crime: Critical Voices in an Age of Anxiety

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 108-124

  Sutton, Robbie M ^a   Farrall, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 78751509710     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203894408     Document Type: Chapter

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