The Social Processes and Integrated Theory of the Credible Messenger.

The phenomenon of the credible messenger (CM) in anti-violence interventions in the United States has expanded greatly during the last decade or more. While the number of CMs has mushroomed along with their roles, there has been little attention paid to the agency of the subjects that makes these pr...

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Publicado en:British Journal of Criminology Vol. 66; no. 5; pp. 1051 - 1070
Autor principal: Brotherton, David C
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Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Sep2026
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