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Middle-Class Offenders: A 35-Year Follow-Up. / Soothill, Keith; Humphreys, Leslie; Francis, Brian.
In: British Journal of Criminology, Vol. 52, No. 4, 07.2012, p. 765-786.

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Soothill, K, Humphreys, L & Francis, B 2012, 'Middle-Class Offenders: A 35-Year Follow-Up', British Journal of Criminology, vol. 52, no. 4, pp. 765-786. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azs014

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Soothill, K., Humphreys, L., & Francis, B. (2012). Middle-Class Offenders: A 35-Year Follow-Up. British Journal of Criminology, 52(4), 765-786. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azs014

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Soothill K, Humphreys L, Francis B. Middle-Class Offenders: A 35-Year Follow-Up. British Journal of Criminology. 2012 Jul;52(4):765-786. Epub 2012 May 30. doi: 10.1093/bjc/azs014

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Soothill, Keith ; Humphreys, Leslie ; Francis, Brian. / Middle-Class Offenders: A 35-Year Follow-Up. In: British Journal of Criminology. 2012 ; Vol. 52, No. 4. pp. 765-786.

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