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social science subjects > sociology > crime and deviance > fear of crime > shadow of sexual assault hypothesis
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > emotion > fear > fear of crime > shadow of sexual assault hypothesis
... > social science subjects > psychology > cognitive psychology > emotion > fear > fear of crime > shadow of sexual assault hypothesis
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... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > sociology of crime > fear of crime > shadow of sexual assault hypothesis

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shadow of sexual assault hypothesis  

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  • The shadow of sexual assault hypothesis is a supposition used to explain women's fear of crime. Women's fear of crime is disproportionate compared with their actual rates of victimization. [Source: Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention; Shadow of Sexual Assault Hypothesis]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-JPHNSMP7-N

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