Why the police have an effect on violent crime after all: Evidence from the British Crime Survey

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 901-924

  Vollaard, Ben ^a   Hamed, Joseph ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UK Department of Energy and Climate Change   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84875093675     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/666614     Document Type: Article

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