The ‘Drug–Crime Link’ from a Self-Control Perspective: An Empirical Test in a Swiss Youth Sample

European Journal of Criminology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-67

  Ribeaud, Denis ^a   Eisner, Manuel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drug Crime Link; General Theory of Crime; Juvenile Delinquency; Self Control; Structural Equation Modelling; Substance Use; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847406170     PISSN: 14773708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1477370806059080     Document Type: Article

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