Conducting a criminological survey in a culturally diverse context: Lessons from the Zurich project on the social development of children

European Journal of Criminology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 271-298

  Eisner, Manuel ^a   Ribeaud, Denis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cross Cultural Criminology; Ethnic Minorities; Longitudinal Study; Research Design; Study Participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250217801     PISSN: 14773708     EISSN: 17412609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1477370807077183     Document Type: Article

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