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. 1998 Apr;91(4):178–182. doi: 10.1177/014107689809100402

People with learning disabilities as offenders or alleged offenders in the UK criminal justice system.

G Murphy 1, I C Clare 1
PMCID: PMC1296635  PMID: 9659301

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