Linking informal social control and restorative justice: Moving social disorganization theory beyond community policing

Contemporary Justice Review: Issues in Criminal, Social, and Restorative Justice

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 355-369

  Warnera, Barbara D ^a   Beckb, Elizabeth ^a   Ohmerb, Mary L ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community crime prevention; Community programs; Informal social control; Restorative justice; Social disorganization theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956238622     PISSN: 10282580     EISSN: 14772248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10282580.2010.517960     Document Type: Article

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