Understanding expertise in burglars: From pre-conscious scanning to action and beyond

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue , 2015, Pages 53-61

  Nee, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automaticity; Burglary; Crime prevention; Expertise; Schema

Indexed keywords

BURGLARY; CRIME; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPERTISE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SKILL; SOCIAL LEARNING;

EID: 84921443120     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: 18736335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2014.12.006     Document Type: Review

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