Community variations in violence: The role of social ties and collective efficacy in comparative context

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-30

  Mazerolle, Lorraine ^a   Wickes, Rebecca ^a   McBroom, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Collective efficacy; Crime prevention; Social ties; Urban communities; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 73549092959     PISSN: 00224278     EISSN: 1552731X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022427809348898     Document Type: Article

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