Impulsivity in juvenile delinquency: Differences among early-onset, late-onset, and non-offenders

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 519-529

  Carroll, Annemaree ^a   Hemingway, Francene ^a   Bower, Julie ^a   Ashman, Adrian ^a   Houghton, Stephen ^b,c   Durkin, Kevin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Department of Education ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Early onset offenders; Impulsivity; Juvenile delinquency; Late onset offenders

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746260366     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-006-9053-6     Document Type: Article

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