Welfare assistance levels and homicide rates

Homicide Studies

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-45

  DeFronzo, James ^a   Hannon, Lance ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 0039102736     PISSN: 10887679     EISSN: 15526720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088767998002001003     Document Type: Article

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