Willingness to Report Crimes: The Role of Ethnic Group Membership and Community Efficacy

Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 564-580

  Davis, Robert C ^a   Henderson, Nicole J ^a  

^a Vera Institute of Justice   (United States)

Author keywords

Crime reporting; Ethnic; Immigrants; Policing; Victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141596001     PISSN: 00111287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011128703254418     Document Type: Review

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