Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime
- ISBN-10
- 076192437X
- ISBN-13
- 9780761924371
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 603
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003-07-22
- Publisher
- SAGE
- Author
- Eric W. Hickey
Description
Criminal justice professionals will also find it valuable and fascinating balance of academic research and "true crime" material they can relate to in their own experience.
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