Homicides exceptionally cleared and cleared by arrest: An exploratory study of police/prosecutor outcomes

Homicide Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 151-164

  Riedel, Marc ^a   Boulahanis, John G ^a  

^a SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exceptional clearance; Homicide; Homicide clearance; Homicide rates

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249009582     PISSN: 10887679     EISSN: 15526720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088767907300747     Document Type: Article

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