ADHD, strain, and criminal behavior: A test of general strain theory

Deviant Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 131-152

  Johnson, Matthew C ^a   Kercher, Glen A ^a  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33847331998     PISSN: 01639625     EISSN: 15210456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01639620601130992     Document Type: Article

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