Commitment to Crime: The Role of the Criminal Justice System

European Journal of Criminology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 201-220

  Clark, Marilyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

Author keywords

Commitment; Criminal Career; Criminal Justice System; Malta

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247663045     PISSN: 14773708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1477370806061975     Document Type: Article

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