Proactive policing and the assessment of organised crime

Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 534-552

  Verfaillie, Kristof ^a   Vander Beken, Tom ^b  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Crime research; Decision making; Policing; Strategic planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993047331     PISSN: 1363951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13639510810910553     Document Type: Article

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