Avoidance, protective, and weapons behaviors: An examination of constrained behaviors and their impact on concerns about crime

Journal of Crime and Justice

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 197-213

  Rader, Nicole E ^a   Haynes, Stacy H ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

constrained behaviors; fear of crime

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899877847     PISSN: 0735648X     EISSN: 21589119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0735648X.2012.723358     Document Type: Article

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