Cutting the grass: A reexamination of the link between marital attachment, delinquent peers and desistance from marijuana use

Journal of Quantitative Criminology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-53

  Maume, Michael O ^a   Ousey, Graham C ^b   Beaver, Kevin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Delinquent peers; Desistance; Deviant behavior; Life course; Social control theory; Social learning theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 16244383193     PISSN: 07484518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10940-004-1786-3     Document Type: Review

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