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In-Text Citation: (Mavridis, 2021)
To Cite this Article: Mavridis, S. (2021). The Implementation of Home Detention with the use of Electronic Surveillance in Greece. Multilingual Academic Journal of Education and Social Sciences, 9(1), 233–245.
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