Local life circumstances and offending specialization/versatility: Comparing opportunity and propensity models

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 321-346

  McGloin, Jean Marie ^a   Sullivan, Christopher J ^b   Piquero, Alex R ^c   Pratt, Travis C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity index; Local life circumstances; Specialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547270557     PISSN: 00224278     EISSN: 1552731X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022427807302664     Document Type: Article

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