Advancing knowledge about desistance

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 125-134

  Farrington, David P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Criminal careers; Desistance; Developmental and life course theories; Longitudinal research

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847082961     PISSN: 10439862     EISSN: 15525406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043986206298954     Document Type: Review

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