Gangs of Chicago: Perceptions of Crime and its Effect on the Recreation Behavior of Latino Residents in Urban Communities

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 466-482

  Stodolska, Monika ^a   Acevedo, Juan Carlos ^a   Shinew, Kimberly J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Fear of crime; Gangs; Latinos; Recreation

Indexed keywords

CRIME; ETHNIC MINORITY; LATINO PEOPLE; NEIGHBORHOOD; OUTDOOR RECREATION; PERCEPTION; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SAFETY; SOCIAL IMPACT; URBAN POPULATION;

CHICAGO; ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949339628     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: 15210588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490400903199773     Document Type: Article

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