Patterns of deviance in crime news

Journal of Communication

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 49-67

  Pritchard, David ^a   Hughes, Karen D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031518386     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.1997.tb02716.x     Document Type: Article

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