Gender, age, and crime/deviance: A challenge to self-control theory

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 426-453

  Tittle, Charles R ^a   Ward, David A ^b   Grasmick, Harold G ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Gender; Self control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CRIME; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MONITORING; RATING SCALE; SAMPLING; SELF CONTROL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIALIZATION; THEORY;

EID: 0141959198     PISSN: 00224278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022427803256074     Document Type: Article

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