Measuring the Convergence/Divergence of "Serious Crime" Arrest Rates for Males and Females: 1960-1995

Journal of Quantitative Criminology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 97-114

  O'Brien, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Convergence hypothesis; Male female arrest rates; Time series methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033471109     PISSN: 07484518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007518326031     Document Type: Article

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