Racial discrimination in the criminal justice system: Findings and problems in the literature

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 309-322

  Weitzer, Ronald ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030524802     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0047-2352(96)00015-3     Document Type: Article

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