DO NEIGHBORHOODS GENERATE FEAR OF CRIME? AN EMPIRICAL TEST USING THE BRITISH CRIME SURVEY*
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Do Neighborhoods Generate Fear of Crime? : an Empirical Test Using the British Crime Survey
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عنوان ژورنال: Criminology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0011-1384,1745-9125
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2011.00228.x