Do the adult criminal careers of African Americans fit the "facts"?

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 517-526

  Doherty, Elaine Eggleston ^a   Ensminger, Margaret E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 84907810208     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2014.09.006     Document Type: Article

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