'Think Global Act Local': A place-based approach to sexual abuse prevention

Crime Science

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Rayment McHugh, Susan ^a   Adams, Dimity ^a   Wortley, Richard ^b   Tilley, Nick ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child sexual abuse; Child sexual abuse prevention; Crime prevention; Place based prevention; Prevention; Sexual abuse; Sexual abuse prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84982719383     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21937680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40163-015-0035-4     Document Type: Article

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