Disadvantage and neighborhood violent crime: Do local institutions matter?

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 31-63

  Peterson, Ruth D ^a   Krivo, Lauren J ^a   Harris, Mark A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CRIME; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HOMICIDE; HOUSING; POVERTY; RAPE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0033977299     PISSN: 00224278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022427800037001002     Document Type: Article

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