Mad or bad? Negotiating the boundaries of mental illness on Law & Order

Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 26-46

  Gans Boriskin, Rachel ^a   Wardle, Claire ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 22744452065     PISSN: 10708286     EISSN: 10708286     Source Type: Journal    
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