Review of The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015) by Jeffrey D — 17 Feb 2016

I liked The Experimenter better. Crudup is good. Always nice to see Thrilby.

This review of The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015) was written by Jeffrey D on 17 Feb 2016.

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