Risk, crime and gender

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 743-761

  Chan, Wendy ^a   Rigakos, George S ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0036033091     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/42.4.743     Document Type: Article

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