The consequences of queueing: Crowding, situational features and aggression in entertainment precincts

Crime Prevention and Community Safety

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 23-47

  Townsley, Michael ^a   Grimshaw, Robert ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aggression; Alcohol; Night Time Economy; Place management; Queues

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873443657     PISSN: 14603780     EISSN: 17434629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/cpcs.2012.12     Document Type: Article

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