From swords to words: Does macro-level change in self-control predict long-term variation in levels of homicide?

Crime and Justice

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 65-134

  Eisner, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84953873182     PISSN: 01923234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1086/677662     Document Type: Conference Paper

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