Does the effect of impulsivity on delinquency vary by level of neighborhood disadvantage?

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 511-541

  Vazsonyi, Alexander T ^a   Cleveland, H Harrington ^b   Wiebe, Richard P ^c  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FITCHBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deviance; General theory of crime; Race; Self control; Social disorganization

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745611403     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854806287318     Document Type: Review

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