News coverage of sexual offending in New Zealand, 2003

New Zealand Journal of Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 28-35

  Thakker, Jo ^a   Durrant, Russil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 33646015708     PISSN: 0112109X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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