Measuring the relationship between youth criminal participation and household economic resources

Journal of Quantitative Criminology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-39

  Bjerk, David ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crime; Multiple indicators; Poverty; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846508643     PISSN: 07484518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10940-006-9017-8     Document Type: Article

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