The role of juveniles in urban homicide: The case of Houston, 1990-1994

Homicide Studies

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 321-339

  Brewer, Victoria E ^a   Damphousse, Kelly R ^b   Adkinson, Cary D ^a  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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EID: 24044522617     PISSN: 10887679     EISSN: 15526720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088767998002003011     Document Type: Article

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