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The research discussed in this article is supported by Economic and Social Research Council grant number L210252014 as part of the Crime and Social Order Research Programme. This analysis utilized the Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Crime software developed by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the view of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. The authors also wish to thank Merseyside Police and the Merseyside Information Service for supplying data sets used in the research.
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Hirschfield, A., Bowers, K.J. & Brown, P.J.B. Exploring relations between crime and disadvantage on merseyside. Eur J Crim Policy Res 3, 93–112 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02242931
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