A test for the effect of conformity on crime rates using voter turnout

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 257-276

  Coleman, Stephen ^a  

^a METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036522898     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.2002.tb00049.x     Document Type: Article

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