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Hate Crime. / Iganski, Paul Stephen; Sweiry, Abe.
The Cambridge Handbook of Social Problems. ed. / Javier Trevino. Vol. 2 Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018. p. 399-409.

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Iganski, PS & Sweiry, A 2018, Hate Crime. in J Trevino (ed.), The Cambridge Handbook of Social Problems. vol. 2, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 399-409.

APA

Iganski, P. S., & Sweiry, A. (2018). Hate Crime. In J. Trevino (Ed.), The Cambridge Handbook of Social Problems (Vol. 2, pp. 399-409). Cambridge University Press.

Vancouver

Iganski PS, Sweiry A. Hate Crime. In Trevino J, editor, The Cambridge Handbook of Social Problems. Vol. 2. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2018. p. 399-409

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Iganski, Paul Stephen ; Sweiry, Abe. / Hate Crime. The Cambridge Handbook of Social Problems. editor / Javier Trevino. Vol. 2 Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2018. pp. 399-409

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