Public perceptions of CCTV in residential areas: "It is not as good as we thought it would be"

International Criminal Justice Review

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 304-324

  Gill, Martin ^a   Bryan, Jane ^c   Allen, Jenna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

CCTV; Effectiveness; Evaluation; Public attitudes

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149022699     PISSN: 10575677     EISSN: 15563855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1057567707311584     Document Type: Article

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