Measurement and Other Errors in County-Level UCR Data: A Reply to Lott and Whitley

Journal of Quantitative Criminology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 199-206

  Maltz, Michael D ^a   Targonski, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Concealed weapons; County level crime data; Guns; Imputation; Measurement error; Uniform Crime Reports

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037256760     PISSN: 07484518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023006321454     Document Type: Review

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