Comparative modeling approaches for understanding urban violence

Social Science Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 92-109

  Grubesic, Tony H ^a   Mack, Elizabeth A ^b   Kaylen, Maria T ^c  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; GIS; Optimization; Social disorganization; Violent crime

Indexed keywords

EID: 82855178746     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2011.07.004     Document Type: Article

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