Individual-Level Risk Factors for Gun Victimization in a Sample of Probationers

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2143-2164

  Wells, William ^a   Chermak, Steven ^b  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

criminology; violence exposure; violent offenders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CRIME; FIREARM; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFENDER; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

ADULT; CRIME; CRIME VICTIMS; CRIMINALS; FIREARMS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79959223965     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260510383022     Document Type: Article

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