Neighborhood Cultural Heterogeneity and Adolescent Violence

Journal of Quantitative Criminology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 411-435

  Berg, Mark T ^a   Stewart, Eric A ^b   Brunson, Rod K ^c   Simons, Ronald L ^d  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Cultural processes; Neighborhood effects; Structural disadvantage; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865414645     PISSN: 07484518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10940-011-9146-6     Document Type: Article

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