Delivering evidence-based policy and practice: Lessons from the implementation of the UK Crime Reduction Programme

Evidence and Policy

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-26

  Nutley, Sandra ^a   Homel, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF CRIMINOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crime reduction; Evidence based policy; Programme implementation; Research use

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644508040     PISSN: 17442648     EISSN: 17442656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/174426406775249697     Document Type: Article

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