Mobile Phones and Crime Deterrence: An Underappreciated Link

Between 1991 and 2001, crime rates dropped by about a third across all crime categories. We suggest that the introduction and growth of mobile phone technology may have contributed to the crime decline in the 1990s, specifically in the areas of rape and assault. Given that mobile phones increase sur...

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Main Author: Klick, Jonathan (Author)
Contributors: Stratmann, Thomas ; MacDonald, John
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: 2012
In:Year: 2012
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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