Criminal expertise and offender decision-making: An experimental analysis of how offenders and non-offenders differentially perceive social stimuli

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 269-295

  Topalli, Volkan ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 24144448833     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azh086     Document Type: Article

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