Taking down the straw man: A reply to Webster and Doob

Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 621-630

  Blanchette, Kelley ^a   Motiuk, Laurence L ^a  

^a Addictions Research Centre Research Branch Correctional Service Canada   (Canada)

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EID: 10244242650     PISSN: 17077753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cjccj.46.5.621     Document Type: Article

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