European American students' perceptions of crimes committed by five racial groups

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 16, 1997, Pages 1406-1420

  Willis Esqueda, Cynthia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 0031575176     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1997.tb01605.x     Document Type: Article

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