Problem-oriented policing in public housing: Identifying the distribution of problem places

Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 235-255

  Green Mazerolle, Lorraine ^a   Terrill, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive mapping; Drug abuse; Housing; Police; Problem solving; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986037776     PISSN: 1363951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13639519710169117     Document Type: Article

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