A capture-recapture model to estimate the size of criminal populations and the risks of detection in a marijuana cultivation industry

Journal of Quantitative Criminology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 221-241

  Bouchard, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Capture recapture methodologies; Marijuana cultivation; Risks of arrest; Risks of detection; Size of criminal populations

Indexed keywords

EID: 34347254272     PISSN: 07484518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10940-007-9027-1     Document Type: Article

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