Reconciling questions about dichotomizing variables in criminal justice research

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 386-394

  Iselin, Anne Marie R ^a   Gallucci, Marcello ^b   DeCoster, Jamie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 84884139378     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2013.07.002     Document Type: Article

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