The effect of changes in intraracial income inequality and educational attainment on changes in arrest rates for african americans and whites, 1957 to 1990

American Sociological Review

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 614-634

  LaFree, Gary ^a,c   Drass, Kriss A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c Institute for Social Research

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EID: 0001208777     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2096396     Document Type: Article

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