Reducing homicide through a "lever-pulling" strategy

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 214-231

  McGarrell, Edmund F ^a,d   Chermak, Steven ^a   Wilson, Jeremy M ^b,c   Corsaro, Nicholas ^c  

^a Forensic Science Program   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

"lever pulling" strategy; Deterrence; Reducing homicide; United states

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646517110     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418820600688818     Document Type: Review

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