Black neighbors, higher crime? The role of racial stereotypes in evaluations of neighborhood crime

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 717-767

  Quillian, Lincoln ^a   Pager, Devah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 0035511544     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/338938     Document Type: Article

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