Understanding and tackling gang violence

Crime Prevention and Community Safety

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 36-47

  Bullock, Karen ^a   Tilley, Nick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

enforcement; gangs; prevention; targeting; violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 68349114604     PISSN: 14603780     EISSN: 17434629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.cpcs.8150057     Document Type: Article

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