Measuring Crime in Public Housing: Methodological Issues and Research Strategies

The primary research objective of this study was to develop tools to evaluate crime prevention in public housing. Valid statistics on the levels of crime in public housing do not exist. To date, there have been few attempts to systematically measure crime in public housing.

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Published in:Journal of quantitative criminology 1998-12, Vol.14 (4), p.331-351
Main Authors: Holzman, Harold R., Piper, Lanny
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Criminal justice
Criminal statistics
Criminology
Data collection
Drug related crimes
Fear of crime
Housing
Public housing
Street crime
Telephones
Urban crime
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Summary:The primary research objective of this study was to develop tools to evaluate crime prevention in public housing. Valid statistics on the levels of crime in public housing do not exist. To date, there have been few attempts to systematically measure crime in public housing.
ISSN:0748-4518
1573-7799
DOI:10.1023/A:1023057120475