State-trait anxiety and fear of crime: A social psychological perspective

Fear of Crime: Critical Voices in an Age of Anxiety

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 168-187

  Chadee, Derek A ^a   Virgil, Nikiesha J ^a   Ditton, Jason ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203894408     Document Type: Chapter

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