Distinguishing the city, neighbourhood and individual level in the explanation of youth delinquency: A multilevel approach

European Journal of Criminology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 87-108

  Weijters, Gijs ^a   Scheepers, Peer ^b   Gerris, Jan ^b  

^a Research and Documentation Centre WODC   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

City Differences; Contextual Effects; Multilevel Analysis; Youth Delinquency

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248596528     PISSN: 14773708     EISSN: 17412609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1477370807071731     Document Type: Article

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