Examining the divergence across self-report and official data sources on inferences about the adolescent life-course of crime

Journal of Quantitative Criminology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 107-129

  Kirk, David S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Criminal careers; Life course; Official measures; PHDCN; Self report measures

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746147110     PISSN: 07484518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10940-006-9004-0     Document Type: Article

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