The Rise and Fall of a Violent Crime Wave: Crack Cocaine and the Social Construction of a Crime Problem
- ISBN-10
- 091157736X
- ISBN-13
- 9780911577365
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 112
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996
- Publisher
- Criminal Justice Press
- Author
- Henry H. Brownstein
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