Local scarcity of adult men predicts youth assault rates

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 119-125

  Kruger, Daniel J ^a   Aiyer, Sophie M ^a   Caldwell, Cleopatra H ^a   Zimmerman, Marc A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 84889687536     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: 15206629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.21597     Document Type: Article

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