Measuring economic benefits of developmental prevention programs

Costs and Benefits of Preventing Crime

Volumn , Issue , 2018, Pages 251-268

  Nagin, Daniel S ^a  

^a International Centre for the Prevention of Crime   (Canada)

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EID: 85047122060     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780429501265     Document Type: Chapter

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