Mentally retarded sex offenders: Criminality and retardation

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 251-263

  Ho, Taiping ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33748072054     PISSN: 10439862     EISSN: 15525406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043986297013003005     Document Type: Article

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