Perceived collective efficacy and women's victimization in public housing

Criminal Justice

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-27

  Dekeseredy, Walter S ^a   Schwartz, Martin D ^a   Alvi, Shahid ^b   Tomaszewski, E Andreas ^c  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

^c EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canada; Community; Housing; Victimization; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038692811     PISSN: 14668025     EISSN: 17413230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1466802503003001453     Document Type: Article

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