The religious institutional base and violent crime in rural areas

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 309-324

  Lee, Matthew R ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33747171138     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2006.00309.x     Document Type: Article

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