Crime statistics as constructs: The case of swedish rape statistics

European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 77-89

  Von Hofer, Hanns ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Crime statistics; Rape

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009974896     PISSN: 09281371     EISSN: 15729869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008713631586     Document Type: Article

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