Group and solo robberies: Do accomplices shape criminal form?

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-9

  Alarid, Leanne Fiftal ^a   Burton Jr , Velmer S ^b   Hochstetler, Andy L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 59849113239     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2008.12.001     Document Type: Article

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