Killed in the Act: A Descriptive Analysis of Crime-Precipitated Homicide

Homicide Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 240-257

  Copes, Heith ^a   Kerley, Kent R ^b   Carroll, Anne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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EID: 84992801857     PISSN: 10887679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088767902006003005     Document Type: Article

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