Life-course persistent offending

Forensic Psychology: Concepts, Debates and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 177-196

  Piquero, Alex R ^a   Moffitt, Terrie E ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 33746259675     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781843924494     Document Type: Chapter

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