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Repeat Criminal Victimization and Vulnerability for Coping Failure: A Prospective Examination of a Potential Risk Factor

Frans Willem Winkel Forensic Psychology & Victimology Program, Dept. of Clinical Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, v.d. Boechorststraat 1, Amsterdam, NL-1081, BT, Netherlands
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Eric Blaauw Forensic Psychology & Victimology Program, Dept. of Clinical Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, v.d. Boechorststraat 1, Amsterdam, NL-1081, BT, Netherlands
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Lorraine Sheridan Dept. of Psychology, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK
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Anna Constanza Baldry Department of Social and Developmental Psychology, University of Rome La Sapienza', Via dei Marsi, 78, Rome, 00185, Italy
Pages 87-95 | Published online: 27 Oct 2010

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