Density, delinquency and design: formal and informal control and the built environment.

A. R. Gillis; J. Hagan

Density, delinquency and design: formal and informal control and the built environment.

A. R. Gillis, J. Hagan

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Reviews the literature concerning the general impact of the physical environment on social disorganization, crime and juvenile delinquency, with a specific focus on the relationship between household density, building density-design and juvenile delinquency. Data are drawn from a sample survey of 835 adolescents in a suburb of one of Canada's largest cities and are analyzed with the individual as the unit of analysis. -Authors

Original language	English (US)
Number of pages	1
Journal	University of Toronto, Centre for Urban & Community Studies, Research Paper
Volume	109
State	Published - Jan 1 1979

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Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)

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