The effect of offenders' sex on reporting crimes to the police

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1276-1292

  Wong, Thessa M L ^a   van de Schoot, Rens ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Crime reporting; Robbery with assault; Sex differences; Victim offender relationship; Victims

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CRIME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLICE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BAYES THEOREM; CRIME; DATA COLLECTION; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLICE; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859332721     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260511425245     Document Type: Article

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