Female-female criminal assault: An evolutionary perspective

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 413-428

  Campbell, Anne ^a   Muncer, Steven ^a   Bibel, Daniel ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FEMINIZATION; HUMAN; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; POVERTY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; THEORY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0031727517     PISSN: 00224278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022427898035004003     Document Type: Article

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