@article{ref1,
title="Urbanism, Race, and Crime",
journal="Journal of research in crime and delinquency",
year="1983",
author="Laub, John H.",
volume="20",
number="2",
pages="183-198",
abstract="There is general agreement that urbanism is an important correlate of criminality. However, the interpretation of the relation is a matter of theoretical dispute. Some argue that differences in crime rates across the urban-rural dimension can be attributed to differences in the compositions of the populations residing in those areas. The most common argument is that there is a confounding effect between urbanism and race. This paper uses National Crime Survey data to test the compositional argument. The findings imply a reconsideration of the accepted relationship between urbanism and crime generally portrayed in the criminological literature. Data limitations are noted.<p />",
language="",
issn="0022-4278",
doi="10.1177/002242788302000203",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002242788302000203"
}