Crime & Society

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Roberts, Julian V.

Public opinion, crime, and criminal justice / Julian V. Roberts
and Loretta J. Stalans.

p. cm. -- (Crime and society)

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN 0-8133-2318-5

1. Crime-- United States--Public opinion. 2. Crime--Great Britain--
Public opinion. 3. Criminal justice, Administration of--United
States--Public opinion. 4. Criminal justice, Administration of--
Great Britain--Public opinion. 5. Criminal statistics--United
States. 6. Criminal statistics--Great Britain. 7. Public opinion--
United States. 8. Public opinion--Great Britain. I. Stalans,
Loretta J. (Loretta Jane) II. Title. III. Series: Crime & society
( Boulder, Colo.)

HV6789.R63 1997

364.973--dc21 97-15795

CIP

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