Variation in crime prevention participation: Evidence from the british crime survey

Crime Prevention and Community Safety

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 7-22

  Hope, Tim ^a   Lab, Stevan P ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

British Crime Survey; Crime prevention participation; Neighbourhood Watch; private security

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955126472     PISSN: 14603780     EISSN: 17434629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.cpcs.8140078     Document Type: Review

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