Key longitudinal-experimental studies in criminology

Journal of Experimental Criminology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 121-141

  Farrington, David P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Criminology; Development; Evaluation; Experimental; Longitudinal

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746893425     PISSN: 15733750     EISSN: 15728315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11292-006-9000-2     Document Type: Article

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