Self-inflicted deaths of prisoners serving life sentences 1988-2001

The British Journal of Forensic Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 30-38

  Borrill, jo ^a  

^a National Probation Service   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84992933886     PISSN: 14636646     EISSN: 20428340     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14636646200200024     Document Type: Review

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