Collective efficacy, deprivation and violence in London

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1050-1074

  Sutherland, Alex ^a   Brunton Smith, Ian ^b   Jackson, Jonathan ^c  

^a Institute of Criminology   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

collective efficacy; social disadvantage; social disorganization theory; violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886389332     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: 14643529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azt050     Document Type: Article

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