Racial prejudice and fear of criminal victimization by strangers in public settings

Sociological Inquiry

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 267-284

  St John, Craig ^a   Heald Moore, Tamara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030487177     PISSN: 00380245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-682x.1996.tb00221.x     Document Type: Article

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