Crime script analysis of drug manufacturing in clandestine laboratories: Implications for prevention

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 355-374

  Chiu, Yi Ning ^b   Leclerc, Benoit ^a   Townsley, Michael ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

clandestine drug laboratories; crime script analysis; drug manufacturing; methamphetamine; situational crime prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953007857     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: 14643529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azr005     Document Type: Article

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