The Geospatial Structure of Terrorist Cells

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 221-248

  Rossmo, D Kim ^a   Harries, Keith ^b  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental criminology; Geographic profiling; Geography of crime; Terrorism; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951972066     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418820903426197     Document Type: Article

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