Serial sexual murderers and prostitutes as their victims: Difficulty profiling perpetrators and victim vulnerability as illustrated by the Green River Case

Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-89

  Levi Minzi, Micol ^a   Shields, Maria ^a,b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 33846677162     PISSN: 14743310     EISSN: 14743329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brief-treatment/mhl021     Document Type: Article

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