Gang set space, drug markets, and crime around drug corners in camden

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 327-363

  Taniguchi, Travis A ^a   Ratcliffe, Jerry H ^b   Taylor, Ralph B ^b  

^a Redlands Police Department   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

drug corners; gang set space; spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959755761     PISSN: 00224278     EISSN: 1552731X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022427810393016     Document Type: Article

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