The Burglary as Clue to the Future: The Beginnings of Prospective Hot-Spotting

European Journal of Criminology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 237-255

  Johnson, Shane D ^a   Bowers, Kate J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burglary; Communicability of Risk; Crime Prevention; Hot spotting; Repeat Victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84996233351     PISSN: 14773708     EISSN: 17412609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1477370804041252     Document Type: Article

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