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The George Wilson Effect: Does Intergenerational Closure and Collective Efficacy Reduce Juvenile Delinquency in a Neighborhood?

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Pages 1658-1671 | Received 13 Mar 2017, Accepted 08 May 2017, Published online: 01 Dec 2017

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