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Explaining Crime as Moral Actions

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ID23604129
AuthorsPer‐olof H Wikström (University of Cambridge, corresponding author), Per-Olof H Wikström
Year2010
Pages211-239
Publication date2010-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeCHAPTER
VenueHandbook of the sociology of morality (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherSpringer New York (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1007/978-1-4419-6896-8_12
OpenAlexW2200904296
ISBN9781441968968
LanguageEN
Citations received88
References cited63

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