Constructing crime: Neighborhood characteristics and police recording behavior

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 553-563

  Varano, Sean P ^a   Schafer, Joseph A ^b   Cancino, Jeffrey Michael ^c   Swatt, Marc L ^d  

^a ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

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EID: 70449522893     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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