"Welfare is the second last resort. The last resort is death" An exploratory analysis of social assistance, victimization and crime

Canadian Journal of Urban Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 86-108

  Kohm, Steven A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crime; Social assistance; Victimization

Indexed keywords

CRIME; INNER CITY AREA; URBAN POPULATION; WELFARE PROVISION;

CANADA; MANITOBA; NORTH AMERICA; WINNIPEG;

EID: 33845930779     PISSN: 11883774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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