Sociologický časopis 1998, 34(2):205-219 | DOI: 10.13060/00380288.1998.34.2.09

The Perceived Risk of Crime in the Czech Republic

Zdeňka Pechačová, Joseph Hraba, Wan-Ning Bao, Frederick O. Lorenz
1 Česká zemědělská univerzita, Praha
2 Iowa State University, Ames, USA Perceived Risk of Crime in the Czech Republic

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Pechačová, Z., Hraba, J., Bao, W., & Lorenz, F.O. (1998). The Perceived Risk of Crime in the Czech Republic. Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review, 34(2), 205-219. doi: 10.13060/00380288.1998.34.2.09.
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