Socially disorganized yet safe: Understanding resilience to crime in neighborhoods in New Zealand

G.D. Breetzke and A.L. Pearson

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2015, vol. 43, issue 6, 444-452

Abstract: Drawing on theories from environmental criminology, this article identifies neighborhood-level characteristics that promote resiliency in neighborhoods in New Zealand with disadvantageous socioeconomic settings.

Keywords: Resilience; Crime; Built environment; Social environment; Neighborhood effect (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2015.09.001

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