The link between unemployment and crime rate fluctuations: An analysis at the county, state, and national levels

Social Science Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 681-694

  Phillips, Julie ^a   Land, Kenneth C ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crime rates; Time series; Unemployment rates; United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858280393     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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