The deterrent effect of the castle doctrine law on burglary in Texas: A tale of outcomes in Houston and Dallas

Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1127-1151

  Ren, Ling ^a   Zhang, Yan ^a   Zhao, Jihong Solomon ^a  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Burglary; Deterrence theory; Texas castle doctrine law; Time series analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84958157290     PISSN: 00111287     EISSN: 1552387X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011128712466886     Document Type: Article

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