Sleep safely: Crime risks may be smaller than you think

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 247-259

  Kemshall, Hazel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Offender; Perception; Policy; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006655466     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9515.00054     Document Type: Article

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