Replication in criminology: A necessary practice

European Journal of Criminology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 581-597

  McNeeley, Susan ^a   Warner, Jessica J ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Quantitative methods; Replication; Research methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84947459469     PISSN: 14773708     EISSN: 17412609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1477370815578197     Document Type: Article

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