Linkage analysis in cases of serial burglary: Comparing the performance of university students, police professionals, and a logistic regression model

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 507-524

  Bennell, Craig ^a   Bloomfield, Sarah ^a   Snook, Brent ^b   Taylor, Paul ^c   Barnes, Carolyn ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparative case analysis; Criminal behavior; Decision making; Linkage analysis; Serial burglary

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954257006     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: 14772744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683160902971030     Document Type: Article

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