Vehicle Theft Reduction in Germany: The Long-Term Effectiveness of Electronic Immobilisation

European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 221-246

  Bässmann, Jörg ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Crime prevention; Crime reduction; Displacement; Evaluation; Immobilisation; Mixed methods design; Motorcycle theft; Opportunistic offenders; Professional offenders; Vehicle theft

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051471239     PISSN: 09281371     EISSN: 15729869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10610-011-9151-1     Document Type: Article

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