Perceptions of the local danger posed by crime: Race, disorder, informal control, and the police

Social Science Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 611-632

  Drakulich, Kevin M ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Perceptions of crime; Perceptions of disorder; Perceptions of informal control; Perceptions of police

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875811739     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2012.12.012     Document Type: Article

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