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Criminology: Modern Controversies

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Law Library - American Law and Legal InformationCrime and Criminal LawCriminology: Modern Controversies - Models Of Criminology And Ideology, Sociology Of Law And Crime Control, Explanations Of Crime—social Distribution And Causation