The hare and the tortoise: Dangerousness and sex offender policy in the United States and Canada

Canadian Journal of Criminology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 43-72

  Petrunik, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

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EID: 0037989948     PISSN: 07049722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cjccj.45.1.43     Document Type: Review

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