Addressing gaps in the maturity of judgment literature: Age differences and delinquency

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 78-91

  Modecki, Kathryn Lynn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent and adult differences; Adolescents; Decision making; Delinquency; Juvenile justice; Maturity of judgment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGEISM; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DELINQUENCY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; JUVENILE; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATURITY; RESPONSIBILITY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MORAL DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37848999339     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10979-007-9087-7     Document Type: Article

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