Examining the links between animal abuse and human violence

Crime, Law and Social Change

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 453-468

  Flynn, Clifton P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA UPSTATE   (United States)

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EID: 79958175659     PISSN: 09254994     EISSN: 15730751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10611-011-9297-2     Document Type: Review

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