Social disorganization, marriage, and reported crime: A spatial econometrics examination of family formation and criminal offending

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 942-950

  Porter, Jeremy R ^a   Purser, Christopher W ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77957017502     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2010.06.011     Document Type: Article

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