Crime and police resources: The street crime initiative

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 678-701

  Machin, Stephen ^a   Marie, Olivier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 79960041400     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-4774.2011.01018.x     Document Type: Article

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