Schools, Neighborhoods, and Violence: Crime Within the Daily Routines of Youth

By Caterina Gouvis Roman

Neighborhoods, Schools, and Violence furthers the evolution of the merger of social disorganization theories and opportunity theories in explaining the crime potential of place, particularly in Prince George's County, Maryland. Author Caterina Roman cogently utilizes the criminal opportunity framework to examine the influence of schools on neighborhood variations in the rates of violence.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739109014
• ISBN13: 9780739109014
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.0"