Decontextualizing the war on drugs: A content analysis of NIJ publications and their neglect of race and class

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 719-742

  Welch, Michael ^a   Wolff, Russell ^b   Bryan, Nicole ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0347569058     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418829800093961     Document Type: Article

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