Media construction of carjacking: A content analysis of newspaper articles from 1993–2002

Journal of Crime and Justice

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 1-21

  Cherbonneau, Michael G ^a   Copes, Heith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

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EID: 33750190513     PISSN: 0735648X     EISSN: 21589119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0735648X.2003.9721180     Document Type: Article

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