Exploring investigative policing: A study of private detectives in Britain

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 549-567

  Gill, Martin ^a   Hart, Jerry ^a  

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EID: 0031532648     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjc.a014197     Document Type: Article

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