Cross-national predictors of crime: A meta-analysis

Homicide Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 103-131

  Nivette, Amy E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coss national; Homicide; Meta analysis; Predictors

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960751955     PISSN: 10887679     EISSN: 15526720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088767911406397     Document Type: Article

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