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Publication Date: 1978-Oct
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The Myth of Social Class and Criminality: An Empirical Assessment of the Empirical Evidence.
Tittle, Charles R.; And Others
American Sociological Review, v43 n5 p643-56 Oct 1978
Thirty-five studies examining the relationship between social class and crime/delinquency are reduced to comparable statistics using as units of analysis instances where the relationship was studied for specific categories of age, sex, race, place of residence, data type, or offense. Findings from 363 instances are summarized and patterns are identified. (Author/EB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Crime, Delinquency, Place of Residence, Racial Factors, Sex Differences, Social Class
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Language: English
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