Space, time and the vulnerable witness: Exploring the tensions between policy and personal perspectives on witness intimidation

Population, Space and Place

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 513-523

  Fyfe, Nicholas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intimidation; Policy; Strathclyde; Vulnerability; Witnesses

Indexed keywords

CRIME; POLICY MAKING; SOCIAL POLICY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; STRATHCLYDE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 29244474604     PISSN: 15448444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psp.397     Document Type: Article

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