Gender, motivation and the accomplishment of street robbery in the United Kingdom

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 861-884

  Brookman, Fiona ^a   Mullins, Christopher ^a   Bennett, Trevor ^a   Wright, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 35448974918     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: 14643529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azm029     Document Type: Article

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