Human Rights and the Treatment of Sex Offenders
โ Scribed by Tony Ward; Theresa A. Gannon; Astrid Birgden
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 542 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1573-286X
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