Guardianship for crime prevention: A critical review of the literature

Crime, Law and Social Change

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-70

  Hollis Peel, Meghan E ^a,b   Reynald, Danielle M ^c   van Bavel, Maud ^b   Elffers, Henk ^b   Welsh, Brandon C ^a,b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT   (Netherlands)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 79960948140     PISSN: 09254994     EISSN: 15730751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10611-011-9309-2     Document Type: Review

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