Comparison of Emotional Dispositions Between Street Gang and Non-Gang Prisoners
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Interpersonal Violence
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0886-2605,1552-6518
DOI: 10.1177/0886260518789147