International Handbook of Violence Research

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Heitmeyer, Wilhelm (Editor), Hagan, John (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2003.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Criminology.; Sociology.; Social Sciences.; Sociology, general.; Criminology & Criminal Justice.; Social Sciences, general.

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