The convergence of US and UK crime control policy: Exploring substance and process

Criminal Justice and Political Cultures: National and International Dimensions of Crime Control

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 123-151

  Jones, Trevor ^a   Newburn, Tim ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84925700397     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781843924395     Document Type: Chapter

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