The effectiveness of juvenile curfews at crime prevention

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 587, Issue , 2003, Pages 136-159

  Adams, Kenneth ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crime prevention; Juvenile crime; Juvenile curfew; Law enforcement

Indexed keywords

EID: 26044460647     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716202250944     Document Type: Article

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