Building safer communities: Lessons learned from Canada's national strategy

Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 233-250

  Léonard, Lucie ^a   Rosario, Giselle ^a   Scott, Carolyn ^a   Bressan, Jessica ^a  

^a Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness

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EID: 18844401356     PISSN: 17077753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cjccj.47.2.233     Document Type: Article

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