A longitudinal test of the effects of parenting and the stability of self-control: Negative evidence for the general theory of crime

Criminology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 353-396

  Burt, Callie Harbin ^a   Simons, Ronald L ^a,b   Simons, Leslie G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b 114 Baldwin Hall ^*

Author keywords

Authoritative parenting; Change; Delinquency; Peers; Self control; Stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745298419     PISSN: 00111384     EISSN: 17459125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2006.00052.x     Document Type: Article

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