Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ280678
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Publication Date: 1983-Apr
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Crime and the Elderly: The Relationship between Risk and Fear.
Janson, Philip; Ryder, Louise K.
Gerontologist, v23 n2 p207-12 Apr 1983
Utilized data from a survey of 1,269 people aged 45-74 to investigate the relationship between the elderly's concern with crime and the neighborhood's crime rate. The present research demonstrates a clear relationship which is stronger for Anglos than for Blacks and Mexican Americans. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Crime, Fear, Gerontology, High Risk Persons, Older Adults, Racial Differences, Risk, Stress Variables, Victims of Crime
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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