The case for early crime prevention

Criminology and Public Policy

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 259-264

  Welsh, Brandon C ^a,b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84883337321     PISSN: 15386473     EISSN: 17459133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-9133.2012.00805.x     Document Type: Article

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