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Routine activities and social control in the aftermath of a natural catastrophe

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The first two being from the University of Miami, the latter two from the University of Florida.

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Cromwell, P., Dunham, R., Akers, R. et al. Routine activities and social control in the aftermath of a natural catastrophe. Eur J Crim Policy Res 3, 56–69 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02242928

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