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(The good), the bad and the ugly: the visual construction of female child sex offenders

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(The good), the bad and the ugly: the visual construction of female child sex offenders. / Barlow, Charlotte Frederica; Lynes, Adam.
In: Journalism and Mass Communication, Vol. 5, No. 9, 22.09.2015, p. 480-494.

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Barlow, CF & Lynes, A 2015, '(The good), the bad and the ugly: the visual construction of female child sex offenders', Journalism and Mass Communication, vol. 5, no. 9, pp. 480-494. https://doi.org/10.17265/2160-6579/2015.09.005

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Barlow, C. F., & Lynes, A. (2015). (The good), the bad and the ugly: the visual construction of female child sex offenders. Journalism and Mass Communication, 5(9), 480-494. https://doi.org/10.17265/2160-6579/2015.09.005

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Barlow CF, Lynes A. (The good), the bad and the ugly: the visual construction of female child sex offenders. Journalism and Mass Communication. 2015 Sept 22;5(9):480-494. doi: 10.17265/2160-6579/2015.09.005

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Barlow, Charlotte Frederica ; Lynes, Adam. / (The good), the bad and the ugly : the visual construction of female child sex offenders. In: Journalism and Mass Communication. 2015 ; Vol. 5, No. 9. pp. 480-494.

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