Extracommunity Dynamics and the Ecology of Delinquency.

Heitgerd, Janet L.; Bursik, Robert J., Jr.

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ERIC Number: EJ346271

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1987

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Extracommunity Dynamics and the Ecology of Delinquency.

Heitgerd, Janet L.; Bursik, Robert J., Jr.

American Journal of Sociology, v92 n4 p775-87 Jan 1987

This article examines the effects of racial change in adjoining community areas on local delinquency rates. Evidence is presented that external contingencies have a significant effect on local rates of delinquency. (Author/JDH)

Descriptors: Community Change, Community Control, Criminology, Delinquency Causes, Racial Composition, Social Psychology, Social Theories, Urban Problems, Youth Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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