Carjacking, streetlife and offender motivation

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 673-688

  Jacobs, Bruce A ^a   Topalli, Volkan ^b   Wright, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0242307995     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/43.4.673     Document Type: Article

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