Fear of crime and the environment: systematic review of UK qualitative evidence
BMC Public HealthPublished 24 May 2013Open access
Theo Lorenc, Mark Petticrew, Margaret Whitehead, David Neary, Stephen Clayton, Kath Wright
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Abstract
Fear of crime represents a complex set of responses to the environment. It may play a role in mediating environmental impacts on health and wellbeing.
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