Criminal thinking style: Connotation, measurement and influencing factors
ZHANG Huawei1, LIU Hongguang2
1 Department of Public Order Policing, Guangdong Police College, Guangzhou 510440; 2 School of Criminology, People's Public Security University of China, Beijing 100038
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