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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 364.3 EAN: 9781412955201 ISBN: 1412955203 Label: Sage Publications, Inc Manufacturer: Sage Publications, Inc Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 328 Publication Date: May 16, 2008 Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc Studio: Sage Publications, Inc Related Items:
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Designed for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in criminal justice and criminology, sociology, and psychology programs, this groundbreaking supplement provides novel insights into criminal pathology for courses such as Criminological Theory and Introduction to Criminology. 
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