The geography of shoplifting in a British City: Evidence from Cardiff

Geoforum

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 409-423

  Nelson, Amanda L ^a   Bromley, Rosemary D F ^b   Thomas, Colin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETAIL THEFT; SHOPLIFTING; SPATIO-TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; URBAN CRIME;

UK, WALES, SOUTH GLAMORGAN, CARDIFF;

EID: 0030389858     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7185(96)00018-8     Document Type: Article

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