African-american communities and violent crime: The construction of race differences

Sociological Focus

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 7-24

  Covington, Jeanette ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85010606008     PISSN: 00380237     EISSN: 21621128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00380237.1999.10571121     Document Type: Article

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