Criminology as social control: Discriminatory research & its role in the reproduction of social inequalities and crime

Crime, Law and Social Change

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 383-396

  Jacques, Scott ^a,b   Wright, Richard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 77952950603     PISSN: 09254994     EISSN: 15730751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10611-010-9234-9     Document Type: Article

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