Revisiting Broken Windows Theory: Examining the Sources of the Discriminant Validity of Perceived Disorder and Crime

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 758-766

  Gau, Jacinta M ^a   Pratt, Travis C ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77954759759     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2010.05.002     Document Type: Article

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