Legislation and unintended consequences for crime

European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 189-211

  Morgan, Russell ^a   Clarke, Ronald V ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crime proofing; Crime risk assessment; Criminogenic legislation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947535217     PISSN: 09281371     EISSN: 15729869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10610-006-9026-z     Document Type: Review

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