Does size really matter?. A reexamination of Sheldon's somatotypes and criminal behavior

Social Science Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 330-344

  Maddan, Sean ^a   Walker, Jeffery T ^b   Miller, J Mitchell ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

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EID: 44349181946     PISSN: 03623319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soscij.2008.03.009     Document Type: Article

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