Expert testimony in pornography trials: A role for the social scientist
β Scribed by Dr. Bernadette H. Schell; Brian Bigelow
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 838 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0735-3936
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