Crime dynamics at Lithuanian borders

European Journal of Criminology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 131-160

  Ceccato, Vânia ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Geographic information system; Offence patterns; Spatial modelling; Transition countries

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247338142     PISSN: 14773708     EISSN: 17412609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1477370807074845     Document Type: Article

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