Testing the relative importance of contemporaneous offenses: The impacts of fear of sexual assault versus fear of physical harm among men and women

Carrie L. Cook and Kathleen A. Fox

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2012, vol. 40, issue 2, 142-151

Abstract: The current study tests the shadow of sexual assault hypothesis and extends recent research by examining whether the fear of physical harm or the fear of sexual assault has a greater impact on fear of other crimes.

Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2012.02.006

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