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Linking crimes with spatial behavior: A need to tackle some remaining methodological concerns

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Linking crimes with spatial behavior: A need to tackle some remaining methodological concerns. / Snook, Brent; Luther, Kirk; Macdonald, Sarah.
Crime Linkage: Theory, Research, and Practice. ed. / Jessica Woodhams; Craig Bennell. Taylor and Francis, 2014. p. 83-105.

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Snook, B, Luther, K & Macdonald, S 2014, Linking crimes with spatial behavior: A need to tackle some remaining methodological concerns. in J Woodhams & C Bennell (eds), Crime Linkage: Theory, Research, and Practice. Taylor and Francis, pp. 83-105. https://doi.org/10.1201/b17591

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Snook, B., Luther, K., & Macdonald, S. (2014). Linking crimes with spatial behavior: A need to tackle some remaining methodological concerns. In J. Woodhams, & C. Bennell (Eds.), Crime Linkage: Theory, Research, and Practice (pp. 83-105). Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.1201/b17591

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Snook B, Luther K, Macdonald S. Linking crimes with spatial behavior: A need to tackle some remaining methodological concerns. In Woodhams J, Bennell C, editors, Crime Linkage: Theory, Research, and Practice. Taylor and Francis. 2014. p. 83-105 doi: 10.1201/b17591

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Snook, Brent ; Luther, Kirk ; Macdonald, Sarah. / Linking crimes with spatial behavior : A need to tackle some remaining methodological concerns. Crime Linkage: Theory, Research, and Practice. editor / Jessica Woodhams ; Craig Bennell. Taylor and Francis, 2014. pp. 83-105

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