Gun attitudes and fear of crime

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 147-157

  Heath, Linda ^a   Weeks, Kyle ^a   Murphy, Marie Mackay ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Cambridge Reports Research International   (United States)

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EID: 85008756510     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J076v25n03_10     Document Type: Article

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