Assessment of retardation among mentally retarded criminal offenders: An examination of racial disparity

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 337-350

  Ho, Taiping ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030522749     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0047-2352(96)00014-1     Document Type: Article

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