Social structure, interaction opportunities, and the direction of violent offenses

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 295-315

  Tremblay, Manon ^a   Tremblay, Pierre ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0031853215     PISSN: 00224278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022427898035003003     Document Type: Article

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