The measurement of specialization and escalation in the criminal career: An alternative modeling strategy

Journal of Quantitative Criminology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 193-222

  Britt, Chester L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Criminal career; Log linear models; Offense escalation; Offense specialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 21344433615     PISSN: 07484518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02354415     Document Type: Article

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