Riverboat gambling and crime in Indiana: An empirical investigation

Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 610-640

  Wilson, Jeremy M ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 23044529188     PISSN: 00111287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011128701047004006     Document Type: Article

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