A Multicity Neighborhood Analysis of Foreclosure and Crime

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 577-601

  Baumer, Eric P ^a   Wolff, Kevin T ^a   Arnio, Ashley N ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84864855390     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: 15406237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2012.00888.x     Document Type: Article

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