Clarifying the effects of neighborhood context on violence "Behind closed doors"

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 775-798

  Wright, Emily M ^a,b   Benson, Michael L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Collective efficacy; Domestic violence; Intimate partner violence; Neighborhood disadvantage; Social disorganization theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051883922     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418825.2010.533687     Document Type: Article

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