Cause or Catalyst: The Interaction of Real World and Media Crime Models

American Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 392-409

  Surette, Ray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Copycat crime; Crime models; Criminogenic media; Interaction effects; Media catalyst

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880816140     PISSN: 10662316     EISSN: 19361351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12103-012-9177-z     Document Type: Article

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