An empirical test of the social threat phenomenon: Using 1990 census and uniform crime reports

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 157-166

  Cureton, Steven R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

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EID: 0041918855     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2352(00)00091-X     Document Type: Article

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