Private security companies and domestic violence: A welcome new development?

Due to the poor reputation of the private security industry and the multiple lines of concerns raised by scholars over the potentially corrosive costs of commercial security provision, it is important to consider whether for-profit companies are a welcome addition to the network of actors who respon...

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Authors: Harkin, Diarmaid 1986- (Author) ; Fitz-Gibbon, Kate (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Criminology & criminal justice
Year: 2017, Volume: 17, Issue: 4, Pages: 433-449
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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