Gender and crime among felony offenders: Assessing the generality of social control and differential association theories

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 171-199

  Alarid, Leanne Fiftal ^a   Burton Jr , Velmer S ^b   Cullen, Francis T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORALITY; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; THEORY;

EID: 0034022415     PISSN: 00224278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022427800037002002     Document Type: Article

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