Welfare and homicide

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 395-406

  Defronzo, James ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIME; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; THEORY; WELFARE;

EID: 0030785857     PISSN: 00224278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022427897034003005     Document Type: Article

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