The validity of Niederhoffer's cynicism scale

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-13

  Hickman, Matthew J ^a   Piquero, Nicole L ^b   Piquero, Alex R ^b  

^a Bureau of Justice Statistics   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 0347568376     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2003.10.001     Document Type: Article

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