Religiosity and crime: Attitudes towards violence and delinquent behavior among young christians and muslims in Germany

Migration, Culture Conflict, Crime and Terrorism

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 73-88

  Brettfeld, Katrin ^a   Wetzels, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 84880981692     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315595351-13     Document Type: Chapter

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