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    Brandon C. Welsh

  2. Cambridge University, Cambridge

    David P. Farrington

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Welsh, B.C., Farrington, D.P. (2006). Closed-Circuit Television Surveillance. In: Welsh, B.C., Farrington, D.P. (eds) Preventing Crime. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4244-2_13

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