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Neighborhood effects on crime and youth violence : the role of business improvement districts in Los Angeles /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: MacDonald, John
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, [2009]
Series:Technical report (Rand Corporation) ; TR-622-CDC.
Subjects:
Crime > United States.
Youth and violence > United States.
Urban renewal > United States.
Neighborhoods > United States.
Social control > United States.
Crime prevention > United States > Citizen participation.
Table of Contents:
  • Theoretical explanations for youth violence at the community level
  • Budgetary and organizational characteristics of bids
  • Observations of business improvement districts
  • Family, individual, and community effects on youth violence
  • Analysis of bid effects on reported violent crime
  • Summary and conclusions.