Gender differences in risk factors for violent victimization: An examination of individual-, family-, and community-level predictors

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 538-565

  Lauritsen, Janet L ^a   Carbone Lopez, Kristin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

feminist theories; gender; routine activity theory; victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 80855130248     PISSN: 00224278     EISSN: 1552731X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022427810395356     Document Type: Article

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