Mapping crime in savannah: Social disadvantage, land use, and violent crimes reported to the police

Social Science Computer Review

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 194-209

  Lockwood, Daniel ^a  

^a SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assault; Crime mapping; Homicide; Robbery; Savannah; Social disadvantage; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249689114     PISSN: 08944393     EISSN: 15528286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894439307298935     Document Type: Article

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