Patterns of graffiti offending: Towards recognition that graffiti offending is more than 'kids messing around'

Policing and Society

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 152-168

  Taylor, Myra Frances ^a   Marais, Ida ^b   Cottman, Robyn ^c  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Western Australian Police   (Australia)

Author keywords

adolescent; adult; age of graffiti offending; early onset life course persistent offenders; late onset adolescent limit offenders; preteen; youth crime

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861560245     PISSN: 10439463     EISSN: 14772728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10439463.2011.605128     Document Type: Article

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