Slaughterhouses and increased crime rates: An empirical analysis of the spillover from "The Jungle" into the surrounding community

Organization and Environment

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 158-184

  Fitzgerald, Amy J ^a   Kalof, Linda ^b   Dietz, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crime; Employment; Meatpacking industry; Rural communities; Slaughterhouses

Indexed keywords

CRIME; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPILLOVER EFFECT;

CHICAGO; ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349191758     PISSN: 10860266     EISSN: 15527417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1086026609338164     Document Type: Article

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