Fear Perceptions in Public Parks: Interactions of Environmental Concealment, the Presence of People Recreating, and Gender

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 803-820

  Jorgensen, Lisa J ^a   Ellis, Gary D ^b   Ruddell, Edward ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

and community parks; environmental cues; fear of crime; gender; social cues

Indexed keywords

CRIME; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; GENDER; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; STUDENT;

EID: 84883641421     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: 1552390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916512446334     Document Type: Article

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