Exploring the Drugs-Homicide Connection

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 369-392

  Varano, Sean P ^a   Mccluskey, John D ^b   Patchin, Justin W ^c   Bynum, Timothy S ^d  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

drugs; homicide; tripartite framework; violent crime

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993815536     PISSN: 10439862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043986204269386     Document Type: Article

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