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Oude Breuil, B. C. M. (2020). ‘Partners in crime’? De rol van de antropologie in de criminologie. Tijdschrift voor Criminologie, 62(2-3), 337-358. https://doi.org/10.5553/TvC/0165182X2020062203011

Oude Breuil, B.C.M. / ‘Partners in crime’? De rol van de antropologie in de criminologie. In: Tijdschrift voor Criminologie. 2020 ; Vol. 62, No. 2-3. pp. 337-358.

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Oude Breuil, BCM 2020, '‘Partners in crime’? De rol van de antropologie in de criminologie', Tijdschrift voor Criminologie, vol. 62, no. 2-3, pp. 337-358. https://doi.org/10.5553/TvC/0165182X2020062203011

‘Partners in crime’? De rol van de antropologie in de criminologie. / Oude Breuil, B.C.M.
In: Tijdschrift voor Criminologie, Vol. 62, No. 2-3, 2020, p. 337-358.

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Oude Breuil BCM. ‘Partners in crime’? De rol van de antropologie in de criminologie. Tijdschrift voor Criminologie. 2020;62(2-3):337-358. doi: 10.5553/TvC/0165182X2020062203011