Measuring Crime in Public Housing: Methodological Issues and Research Strategies

Journal of Quantitative Criminology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 331-351

  Holzman, Harold R ^a   Piper, Lanny ^b  

^a Special Needs Assistance Program   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Crime; Public housing; Research strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032237725     PISSN: 07484518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023057120475     Document Type: Article

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