Gender, neighborhood danger, and risk-avoidance strategies among urban African-American youths

Criminology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 673-709

  Cobbina, Jennifer E ^a   Miller, Jody ^a   Brunson, Rod K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American youth; Gender; Perceived risk; Risk management; Urban disadvantage

Indexed keywords

EID: 51849156372     PISSN: 00111384     EISSN: 17459125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2008.00122.x     Document Type: Article

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