Exposure to situations conducive to delinquent behavior: The effects of time use, income, and transportation

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-34

  Anderson, Amy L ^a   Hughes, Lorine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Multilevel; Routine activity theory; Situations conducive to delinquency

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149234939     PISSN: 00224278     EISSN: 1552731X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022427808326587     Document Type: Article

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