The Double-Edged Sword of Gender Equality: A Cross-National Study of Crime Victimization

Objectives:While the literature confirms the applicability of routine activity/lifestyle theory in studying individual crime victimization, this study asks whether neighborhood disorganization as well as?on the level of the nation?income inequality, attitudes about gender equality, and the meeting o...

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Authors: Lo, Celia C. (Author) ; Ash-Houchen, William (Author) ; Gerling, Heather M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: [2017]
In: International criminal justice review
Year: 2017, Volume: 27, Issue: 4, Pages: 255-277
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Crime Victimization
Cross-national study
Gender Equality
Income Inequality
lifestyle–routine activity theory

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