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Is there a relationship between housing deprivation and crime? Evidence for the Spanish case 住房匮乏与犯罪之间有关系吗？西班牙案例的证据

International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis Pub Date : 2024-01-09 DOI: 10.1108/ijhma-10-2023-0141

Jonathan Torres‐Tellez

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