The psychology of linking crimes: A review of the evidence

Legal and Criminological Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 233-249

  Woodhams, Jessica ^a   Hollin, Clive R ^a   Bull, Ray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CRIME; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; CRIMINOLOGY; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

EID: 34548855686     PISSN: 13553259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135532506X118631     Document Type: Review

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