Deterrent effects of police raids on crack houses: A randomized, controlled experiment

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 755-781

  Sherman, Lawrence W ^a   Rogan, Dennis P ^b   Edwards, Timothy ^c   Whipple, Rachel ^c   Shreve, Dennis ^c   Witcher, Daniel ^c   Trimble, William ^c   Velke, Robert ^c   Blumberg, Mark ^c   Beatty, Anne ^c   Bridgeforth, Carol A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Crime Control Institute ^*  (United States)

^c Kansas City MO Police Department ^*  (United States)

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EID: 0039270383     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418829500096281     Document Type: Article

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