The crime reduction effects of public CCTV cameras: A multi-method spatial approach

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 746-770

  Ratcliffe, Jerry H ^a   Taniguchi, Travis ^a   Taylor, Ralph B ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CCTV; Hierarchical linear modeling; Philadelphia; Repeated measures; Video surveillance; Weighted displacement quotients

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350759620     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418820902873852     Document Type: Article

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