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Sex offenders and sex offending in the Cambridge study in delinquent development: prevalence, frequency, specialization, recidivism, and (dis)continuity over the life-course

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Pages 412-426 | Received 21 Mar 2012, Accepted 23 Apr 2012, Published online: 14 May 2012

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