The effects of prenatal problems, family functioning, and neighborhood disadvantage in predicting life-course-persistent offending

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1241-1261

  Turner, Michael G ^a   Hartman, Jennifer L ^a   Bishop, Donna M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

Author keywords

Developmental; Family; Life course persistent; Neighborhood; Prenatal problems

Indexed keywords

EID: 34748892954     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854807304829     Document Type: Article

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