The conditioning effects of neighborhood ecology on burglary victimization

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 39-61

  Capowich, George E ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Burglary; Neighborhood ecology; Systemic social disorganization; Victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037265713     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854802239162     Document Type: Article

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