Case linkage identifying crimes committed by the same offender

Criminal Profiling: International Theory, Research, and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 117-133

  Woodhams, Jessica ^b   Bull, Ray ^a   Hollin, Clive R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 74649087483     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-146-2_6     Document Type: Chapter

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