Linking serial residential Burglary: Comparing the utility of Modus operandi behaviours, geographical proximity, and temporal proximity

Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 91-107

  Markson, Lucy ^a   Woodhams, Jessica ^b   Bond, John W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c Scientific Support Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural linking; Case linkage; Comparative case analysis; Crime scene behaviour; Housebreaking; Linkage analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956431264     PISSN: 15444759     EISSN: 15444767     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jip.120     Document Type: Article

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