BUFFALO, N.Y. – A University at Buffalo criminologist has introduced a new element into one of the field’s guiding frameworks that has implications for crime reduction and other fundamental areas ...

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A UB criminologist has introduced a new element into one of the field’s guiding frameworks that has implications for crime reduction and other fundamental areas related to criminology and criminal ...