Crime, race, and the transition to marriage

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 99-126

  King, Ryan D ^a   South, Scott J ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

crime; marital timing; marriage; race

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650251276     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X10375059     Document Type: Article

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