Social disorganization, legitimacy of local institutions and neighborhood crime: An exploratory study of perceptions of the police and local government

Journal of Crime and Justice

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-60

  Sun, Ivan Y ^a   Triplett, Ruth A ^a   Gainey, Randy R ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77954759051     PISSN: 0735648X     EISSN: 21589119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0735648X.2004.9721628     Document Type: Article

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