Understanding and Controlling Hot Spots of Crime: The Importance of Formal and Informal Social Controls

Prevention Science

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 31-43

  Weisburd, David ^a,b   Groff, Elizabeth R ^c   Yang, Sue Ming ^d  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Crime prevention; Hot spots; Opportunity; Social control; Street segments

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIME; SOCIAL CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

CRIME; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; WASHINGTON;

EID: 84899808923     PISSN: 13894986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11121-012-0351-9     Document Type: Article

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