Disorganization precursors, the family and crime: A multi-year analysis of Canadian municipalities

Western Criminology Review

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 48-68

  Wong, Siu Kwong ^a  

^a BRANDON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Family disorganization; Mobility; Poverty; Social disorganization theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248194265     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10964886     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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