Comparing the lifestyles of victims, offenders, and victim-offenders: A routine activity theory assessment of similarities and differences for criminal incident participants

Sociological Focus

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 339-362

  Must Aine, Elizabeth Ehrhardt ^a   Tewksbury, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

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EID: 85010572931     PISSN: 00380237     EISSN: 21621128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00380237.2000.10571174     Document Type: Article

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