Measuring crime seriousness perceptions: What have we learned and what else do we want to know

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-56

  Stylianou, Stelios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 0037213257     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2352(02)00198-8     Document Type: Article

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