Social disorganization and crime in rural communities

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 905-923

  Kaylen, Maria T ^a   Pridemore, William Alex ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

British Crime Survey; Rural crime; Social disorganization theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882324646     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: 14643529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azt031     Document Type: Article

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