Neighborhoods & Crime
- ISBN-10
- 066924631X
- ISBN-13
- 9780669246315
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 240
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-07-10
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Authors
- Bursik, Harold G. Grasmick
Description
This book is an excellent resource in examining the influence that community control can have on crime.
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