Age effects on juvenile homicide perpetration
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Age Effects on Juvenile Homicide Perpetration
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Criminal Psychology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2009-3829
DOI: 10.1108/jcp-06-2015-0017