Assessing the Fear of Package Theft

A rapidly growing crime problem in the United States and abroad, package theft is a phenomenon that is of persistent and significant concern to the public. However, the academic study on the subject has been neglected. Because package theft is understudied, the impact it has is difficult to understa...

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Main Author: Hicks, Melody (Author)
Contributors: Stickle, Benjamin F. ; Harms, Joshua
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: American journal of criminal justice
Year: 2022, Volume: 47, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-22
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Fear of crime
Last-mile delivery
Online retail shopping
Package theft
Porch pirates

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