Politics, culture, and political crime: Covariates of abortion clinic attacks in the United States

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 323-336

  Freilich, Joshua D ^a   Pridemore, William Alex ^b  

^a JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34249664484     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2007.03.008     Document Type: Article

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