Social cohesion, criminal victimization and perceived risk of crime in Brazilian neighborhoods

Social Forces

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1725-1753

  Villarreal, Andrés ^a   Silva, Bráulio F A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

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EID: 33645924394     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.2006.0073     Document Type: Article

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