Self-control, gender, and deviance among Turkish university students

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 72-80

  Özbay, Özden ^a  

^a NIGDE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 39549119769     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2007.12.009     Document Type: Article

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