Revisiting the dark figure: A microeconometric analysis of the under-reporting of property crime and its implications

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 127-149

  Macdonald, Ziggy ^a  

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EID: 0035586264     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/41.1.127     Document Type: Article

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