Modelling the influence of societal factors on municipal theft rates in Sweden: Methodological concerns and substantive findings

Acta Sociologica

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-57

  Dahlbäck, Olof ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 0039396001     PISSN: 00016993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000169939804100103     Document Type: Article

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