Racial segregation, concentrated disadvantage, and violent crime

Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 30-52

  Akins, Scott ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentrated disadvantage; Poverty; Race; Segregation; Violent crime

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650477724     PISSN: 15377938     EISSN: 15377946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15377930802711771     Document Type: Article

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