Conservation Criminology

Modelling Offender Target Selection for Illegal Fishing in Marine Protected Areas

Datos Bibliográficos

ID8401825
AutoresDamian P Weekers, Damian Weekers (0000-0001-6998-080X, The University of Queensland, autor de correspondencia), Renee Zahnow (0000-0001-5796-9443, The University of Queensland), Lorraine Mazerolle (0000-0002-3691-8644, The University of Queensland)
Año2019
Volumen59
Número6
Páginas1455-1477
Fecha de publicación2019-09-21
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe British Journal of Criminology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0007-0955 • E-ISSN: 1464-3529
EditorialOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/bjc/azz020
OpenAlexW2924764338
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas70

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Biology · Criminology · Fishery · Fishing · Geography · Great barrier reef · Poaching · Population · Reef · Sociology · Wildlife · Wildlife conservation · Wildlife management · Wildlife trade · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Ecology · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation