A natural experiment on residential change and recidivism: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina

American Sociological Review

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 484-505

  Kirk, David S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HURRICANE KATRINA 2005; METROPOLITAN AREA; MIGRATION; NEIGHBORHOOD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL IMPACT;

EID: 67650872638     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000312240907400308     Document Type: Article

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