Social disorganization, drug market activity, and neighborhood violent crime

Urban Affairs Review

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 846-874

  Martínez, Ramiro ^a   Rosenfeld, Richard ^b   Mares, Dennis ^c  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggravated assault; Drug markets; Robbery; Social disorganization

Indexed keywords

CRIME; DRUGS TRADE; NEIGHBORHOOD; VIOLENCE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; MIAMI; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44649167019     PISSN: 10780874     EISSN: 15528332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078087408314774     Document Type: Article

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