Explaining the drug-crime link: Theoretical, policy and research issues

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 95-107

  Seddon, Toby ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRIME; DRUG USER; SOCIAL POLICY;

EID: 0034073801     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047279400005833     Document Type: Article

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