Crime cultivation: Comparisons across media genres and channels

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 147-171

  Grabe, Maria Elizabeth ^a   Drew, Dan G ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34250856218     PISSN: 08838151     EISSN: 15506878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08838150701308143     Document Type: Article

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