Reporting to the police in Western nations: A theoretical analysis of the effects of social context

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 933-969

  Goudriaan, Heike ^a   Lynch, James P ^b,c   Nieuwbeerta, Paul ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT   (Netherlands)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 28344446352     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418820400096041     Document Type: Article

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