The ghost in the machine and criminal behavior: Criminology for the 21st century

Biosocial Criminology: New Directions in Theory and Research

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 73-89

  Wright, John Paul ^b   Boisvert, Danielle ^a   Dietrich, Kim ^b   Douglas Ris, M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203929919     Document Type: Chapter

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