"the whole extent of the evil": Origin of crime statistics in the United States, 1880-1930

Journal of Historical Sociology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 30-54

  Ghatak, Saran ^a  

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EID: 42149183532     PISSN: 09521909     EISSN: 14676443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6443.2008.00329.x     Document Type: Article

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