Social Order in Middletown, 1932-1975
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Principal Investigator(s): Hewitt, John
Summary: The purpose of this study was to examine crime over a period of 43 years in Muncie, Indiana, which has commonly been referred to as "Middletown" in social science studies. The unit of analysis is the criminal act charged. All charges were counted and appropriately categorized. The following rules were observed for cases involving multiple charges or multiple counts of single charges. First, each charge was counted separately when multiple charges were filed. Second, when a defendant wa... (view details)
Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09058.v1
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