How do residential burglars select target areas? : A new approach to the analysis of criminal location choice

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 296-315

  Bernasco, Wim ^a   Nieuwbeerta, Paul ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT   (Netherlands)

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EID: 24144487089     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azh070     Document Type: Review

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