A tale of three cities: Crime and displacement after Hurricane Katrina

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 42-50

  Varano, Sean P ^a   Schafer, Joseph A ^b   Cancino, Jeffrey M ^c   Decker, Scott H ^d   Greene, Jack R ^e  

^a ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 75749122288     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2009.11.006     Document Type: Article

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