Homicide trends and illicit drug markets: Exploring differences across time

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 48-79

  Ousey, Graham C ^a   Lee, Matthew R ^b,c  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

^b Department of Sociology ^*  (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Differences; Homicide trends; Illicit drug markets; Time

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847200117     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418820701200976     Document Type: Article

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