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Becoming a Stickup Kid

Randol Contreras’ drug-robber respondents were not born criminals or torturers, so how did they become "stick-up kids"?

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http://ctx.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/14/4/20

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Authors

Contreras, R.

Volume

14

Issue

4

Starting Page

20

Ending Page

25

Related Topics

Crime, Law and Deviance
Medicine and Health
Alcohol and Drugs
Social Psychology and Interaction
Socialization

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