Exposure to property crime as a consequence of poverty

Journal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology and Crime Prevention

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-60

  Larsson, Daniel ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Opportunity based theory; Poverty; Property crimes; Social disorganization; Victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646519072     PISSN: 14043858     EISSN: 16512340     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14043850500342009     Document Type: Article

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