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Violence, Protection against

In: Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention
Edited by: Bonnie S. Fisher & Steven P. Lab
Subject:Crime Prevention, Victimology
Keywords:protection; routine activities theory; routine activity theory; violence

Violence in the United States is common. According to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), more than 6 million rapes, sexual assaults, robberies, and assaults were reported in the United States in 2006. In addition, data from the Federal Bureau of ...

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  Fisher, B. S., & Lab, S. P. (2010). Violence, protection against. In Encyclopedia of victimology and crime prevention (Vol. 1, pp. 1028-1031). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412979993.n350
  
  Fisher, Bonnie S., and Steven P. Lab. "Violence, Protection against." In Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention, edited by Fisher, Bonnie S., and Steven P. Lab, 1028-31. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2010. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412979993.n350.
  
  Fisher, B. S. and Lab, S. P. 2010. Violence, Protection against. In: Bonnie S. Fisher and Steven P. Lab Editors, 2010. Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 1028-1031 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412979993.n350> [Accessed 19 May 2022].
  
  Fisher, Bonnie S. and Steven P. Lab. "Violence, Protection against." Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention. Edited by Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2010, pp. 1028-31. SAGE Knowledge. 19 May 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412979993.n350.
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