The importance of an evidence-based approach in the current Spanish policy for crime prevention

Psicothema

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 591-596

  Garrido, Vicente ^a   Farrington, David P ^b   Welsh, Brandon C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIME; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; POLICY; SPAIN;

CRIME; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PUBLIC POLICY; SPAIN;

EID: 33750585832     PISSN: 02149915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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