Ethnic identity and attitudes toward the police among African American juvenile offenders

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 781-789

  Lee, Joanna M ^a   Steinberg, Laurence ^b   Piquero, Alex R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77954816554     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2010.05.005     Document Type: Article

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