Justifiable arrests or discretionary justice predictors of racial arrest differentials

Journal of Black Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 703-719

  Cureton, Steven R ^a  

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

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EID: 0042397794     PISSN: 00219347     EISSN: 15524566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002193470003000505     Document Type: Article

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