The role of victim characteristics in the disposition of murder cases

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 281-307

  Baumer, Eric P ^a   Messner, Steven F ^b   Felson, Richard B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0347947722     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418820000096331     Document Type: Article

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