The effects of unemployment on juvenile offending

Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-68

  Fergusson, D M ^a   Lynskey, M T ^a   Horwood, L J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; NEW ZEALAND; REVIEW; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0030925029     PISSN: 09579664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbm.144     Document Type: Review

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