A Multi-Level Approach to Investigating Neighborhood Effects on Physical Aggression among Urban Chicago Youth

American Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 392-407

  Jennings, Wesley G ^a   Maldonado Molina, Mildred M ^b   Reingle, Jennifer M ^b   Komro, Kelli A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Aggression; Multilevel; Neighborhood; Urban

Indexed keywords

EID: 80355147041     PISSN: 10662316     EISSN: 19361351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12103-011-9118-2     Document Type: Article

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