Need drugs, will travel?: The distances to crime of illegal drug buyers

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 178-187

  Johnson, Lallen T ^a   Taylor, Ralph B ^b   Ratcliffe, Jerry H ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84874511596     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2013.01.003     Document Type: Article

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