Speeding while Black? Assessing the generalizability of Lange et al.'s (2001, 2005) New Jersey Turnpike speeding survey findings

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 504-527

  Lundman, Richard J ^a   Kowalski, Brian R ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Gender; High rate speed zones; High rate speeding; Race and ethnicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 74949090453     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418820802593402     Document Type: Article

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