Science, politics, and crime prevention: Toward a new crime policy

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 128-133

  Welsh, Brandon C ^a,b   Farrington, David P ^c  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Netherlands Institute   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84857700031     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2012.01.008     Document Type: Article

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