Bridging structure and perception

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 503-526

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

collective efficacy; concentrated disadvantage; disorder; fear of crime; neighbourhood effects; violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902468473     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: 14643529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azu020     Document Type: Article

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