Alterable predictors of educational attainment, income, and crime: Findings from an inner-city cohort

Social Service Review

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 85-128

  Ou, Suh Ruu ^a   Mersky, Joshua P ^b   Reynolds, Arthur J ^a,c   Kohler, Kristy M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^c Chicago Longitudinal Study   (United States)

^d Northern Suburban Special Education District   (United States)

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EID: 33947510903     PISSN: 00377961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/510783     Document Type: Article

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