Violence in low-income neighborhoods in the United States: Do we care?

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1-15

  Lott, Bernice ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b University College   (United States)

Author keywords

Low income; Neighborhoods; Violence

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; JUSTICE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORALITY; POLICY; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RAGE; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL CLASS; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 3242700298     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J146v08n04_01     Document Type: Review

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