Curbing nuisance motels: An evaluation of police as place regulators

Policing

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 437-462

  Bichler, Gisela ^a   Schmerler, Karin ^b   Enriquez, Janet ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Chula Vista Police Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Crime rates; Displacement; Motels and hotels; Place management; Problem oriented policing; Regulatory policy; Risky facilities; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878246149     PISSN: 1363951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13639511311329787     Document Type: Article

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