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Linking Across Crime Types
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- Burrell, A. M. (2013) Behavioural Case Linkage in Personal Robbery
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- Bennell, C., Jones, N.J., & Melnyk, T. (2009) Addressing problems with traditional crime linking methods using receiver operating characteristic analysis
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