Crime, shame, and recidivism: The Case of Iceland

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 40-59

  Baumer, Eric P ^a   Wright, Richard ^a   Kristinsdottir, Kristrun ^c   Gunnlaugsson, Helgi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^c University of Iceland ^*

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EID: 0344153024     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/42.1.40     Document Type: Article

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