Mobilizing law in urban areas: The social structure of homicide clearance rates

Law and Society Review

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 435-466

  Borg, Marian J ^a   Parker, Karen F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 0035527878     PISSN: 00239216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3185409     Document Type: Article

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