Neighbourhood characteristics and reporting crime: Effects of social cohesion, confidence in police effectiveness and socio-economic disadvantage

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 719-742

  Goudriaan, Heike ^a   Wittebrood, Karin ^b   Nieuwbeerta, Paul ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Social and Cultural Planning Bureau (SCP)   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT   (Netherlands)

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EID: 33745466050     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: 14643529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azi096     Document Type: Review

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