Rap sheets in criminological research: Considerations and caveats
The types of errors found in official criminal history records are not completely understood by many researchers, and this lack of understanding can lead to serious misinterpretations. Analyses of a recently developed database of New Orleans offenders indicate that the use of rap sheets with a limit...
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Language: | English |
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1994
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Journal of quantitative criminology
Year: 1994, Volume: 10, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-21 |
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