New methods for examining expertise in burglars in natural and simulated environments: preliminary findings

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 507-513

  Nee, Claire ^a   White, Martin ^b   Woolford, Kirk ^b   Pascu, Tudor ^b   Barker, Leon ^b   Wainwright, Lucy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

burglary; decision making; expertise; simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928757185     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: 14772744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1068316X.2014.989849     Document Type: Article

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