Target Suitability and the Crime Drop : Chapter 5 from The Criminal Act: The Role and Influence of Routine Activity Theory

This is a chapter from The Criminal Act: The Role and Influence of Routine Activity Theory edited by Martin A. Andresen and Graham Farrell. This chapter is available open access under a CC BY license. Target suitability is a cornerstone of Marcus Felson's routine activities approach, and critic...

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Main Author: Tilley, N. (auth)
Other Authors: Farrell, G. (auth), Clarke, R. (auth), Maguire, John D (auth)
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Published: London Springer Nature 2015
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