Community views on crime and policing: Survey mode effects on bias in community surveys

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 565-587

  Hennigan, Karen M ^a   Maxson, Cheryl L ^b   Sloane, David ^a   Ranney, Molly ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0346976522     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418820200095351     Document Type: Article

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