From toad of toad hall to the 'death drivers' of belfast: An exploratory history of 'joyriding'

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 455-469

  O'Connell, Sean ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33745468027     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: 14643529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azi076     Document Type: Article

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