Fear of Crime Revisited: Examining the Direct and Indirect Effects of Disorder, Risk Perception, and Social Capital

American Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 120-137

  Gainey, Randy ^a   Alper, Mariel ^b   Chappell, Allison T ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Fear of crime; Perceived risk; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957610705     PISSN: 10662316     EISSN: 19361351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12103-010-9089-8     Document Type: Article

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