The gender gap in theories of deviance: Issues and evidence

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1987, Pages 140-172

  Smith, Douglas A ^a   Paternoster, Raymond ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CRIMINOLOGY; DELINQUENCY; DRUG ABUSE; EDITORIAL; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0023217528     PISSN: 00224278     EISSN: 1552731X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022427887024002004     Document Type: Article

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