Exploring theories of victimization using a mathematical model of Burglary

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 83-109

  Pitcher, Ashley B ^a   Johnson, Shane D ^b  

^a ÉCOLE DES HAUTES ÉTUDES EN SCIENCES SOCIALES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

agent based simulation; boost hypothesis; burglary; mathematical model; repeat victimization; risk heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952236888     PISSN: 00224278     EISSN: 1552731X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022427810384139     Document Type: Article

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