Boys and road rage: Driving-related violence and aggression in Western Australia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 361-380

  Roberts, Lynne ^a   Indermaur, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 85047690928     PISSN: 00048658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/acri.38.3.361     Document Type: Review

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