Do perceptions of neighborhood disorganization predict crime or victimization? An examination of gang member versus non-gang member jail inmates

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 720-729

  Fox, Kathleen A ^a   Lane, Jodi ^b   Akers, Ronald L ^b  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 77954763230     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2010.04.046     Document Type: Article

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