How Risky Is Marijuana Possession? Considering the Role of Age, Race, and Gender

Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 879-910

  Nguyen, Holly ^a   Reuter, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

arrest; drug; marijuana; order maintenance; risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869443471     PISSN: 00111287     EISSN: 1552387X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011128712461122     Document Type: Article

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