Examination of systematic variations in burglars' domain-specific perceptual and procedural skills

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 199-214

  Clare, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burglary; Expertise; Offender decision making; Perceptual skills; Procedural skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951797655     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: 14772744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683160903025810     Document Type: Article

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