Who commits near repeats? A test of the boost explanation

Western Criminology Review

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 12-24

  Bowers, Kate J ^a   Johnson, Shane D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Modus operandi; Near repeat victimization; Offender behaviour; Repeat victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 27544471436     PISSN: 10964886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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