American Journal of Criminal Justice

, Volume 36, Issue 4, pp 281–292 | Cite as

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Southern Culture & Crime: Considering a Theoretical Research Program for the 21st Century
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Cultural transmission Honor Southern subculture of violence 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of Criminal JusticeUniversity of Texas at San AntonioSan AntonioUSA

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