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Humiliation, degradation and the criminal justice system

  • The Humiliation Dynamic: Viewing the Task of Prevention from a New Perspectivve. Part II
  • Section Three: Systemically Related Humiliation
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This paper takes a macro-systemic look at how humiliation pervades the criminal justice system.

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  1. Ball State University, Munice, IN

    J. Steven Smith Ph.D.

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Smith, J.S. Humiliation, degradation and the criminal justice system. J Primary Prevent 12, 209–222 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02015515

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