Socioeconomic dynamics of neighborhoods and the risk of crime victimization: A multilevel study of improving, declining, and stable areas in the Netherlands

Social Problems

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 226-247

  Van Welsem, Johan ^a   Wittebrood, Karin ^b   De Graaf, Nan Dirk ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Social and Cultural Planning Office   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 33646151180     PISSN: 00377791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sp.2006.53.2.226     Document Type: Article

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