Educational development and homicide in Sub-Saharan Africa

Homicide Studies

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 78-98

  Austin, Roy L ^a   Kim, YOUNG S ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34247284934     PISSN: 10887679     EISSN: 15526720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088767999003001005     Document Type: Article

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