A test of strain and self-control theories: Occupational crime in nursing homes

Journal of Crime and Justice

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 27-44

  Van Wyk, Judy A ^a   Benson, Michael L ^b   Harris, Diana K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Control Theory; Nursing Homes; Occupational crime; Strain Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346430100     PISSN: 0735648X     EISSN: 21589119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0735648X.2000.9721121     Document Type: Article

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