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- ↑ "Experimental Criminology". University of Cambridge Institute of Criminology. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ↑ "Academy of Experimental Criminology Fellows". Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ↑ Weisburd, David (May–June 2007). "The Academy of Experimental Criminology: Advancing Randomized Trials in Crime and Justice" (PDF). The Criminologist. American Society of Criminology. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2017.