Co-offending and the age-crime curve

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-86

  Stolzenberg, Lisa ^a   D'Alessio, Stewart J ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age crime curve; Co offending; National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS)

Indexed keywords

EID: 38049030350     PISSN: 00224278     EISSN: 1552731X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022427807309441     Document Type: Article

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