Dna retention policies: The potential contribution of criminal career research

European Journal of Criminology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 48-64

  Kazemian, Lila ^a   Pease, Ken ^b   Farrington, David P ^c  

^a JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crime Detection; DNA Retention; Forensic Evidence; Residual Criminal Careers

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650793099     PISSN: 14773708     EISSN: 17412609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1477370810373731     Document Type: Article

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