Civic community, population change, and violent crime in rural communities

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 118-147

  Lee, Matthew R ^a   Thomas, Shaun A ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

Author keywords

Civic community; Rural crime; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 73549107062     PISSN: 00224278     EISSN: 1552731X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022427809348907     Document Type: Article

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