The rich get richer and the poor get robbed: Inequality in U.S. criminal victimization, 1974-2000

Journal of Quantitative Criminology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 89-116

  Thacher, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Crime victimization; Demographic change; Inequality; Stratification

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543032257     PISSN: 07484518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOQC.0000029090.28541.4f     Document Type: Article

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