SOCI 327 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Psychopathy Checklist, Capital Murder, Restorative Justice

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCI 327
• Professor: Kirsten Kramar

Document Summary

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