The power few: Experimental criminology and the reduction of harm : t McCord Prize Lecture

Journal of Experimental Criminology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 299-321

  Sherman, Lawrence W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crime forecasting; Crime prevention; Ethics; Experimental criminology; Hot spots; Power curves; Repeat offenders; Repeat victims

Indexed keywords

EID: 36649023742     PISSN: 15733750     EISSN: 15728315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11292-007-9044-y     Document Type: Article

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