Exploring the etiology of delinquency across country and gender

Journal of Crime and Justice

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 55-90

  Hartjen, Clayton A ^a   Kethineni, Sesha ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 25844531211     PISSN: 0735648X     EISSN: 21589119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0735648X.1999.9721095     Document Type: Article

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