A multilevel analysis of the risk of household burglary in the city of Tianjin, China

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 918-937

  Zhang, Lening ^a   Messner, Steven F ^b   Liu, Jianhong ^c  

^a SAINT FRANCIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 35448980779     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: 14643529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azm026     Document Type: Article

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