The impact of gang formation on local patterns of crime

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 208-237

  Tita, George ^a   Ridgeway, Greg ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Community and crime; Crime generators; Gangs

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247379811     PISSN: 00224278     EISSN: 1552731X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022427806298356     Document Type: Article

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