Continuity and changes in the developmental trajectories of criminal career: Examining the roles of timing of first arrest and high school graduation

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 431-444

  Natsuaki, Misaki N ^a   Ge, Xiaojia ^a   Wenk, Ernst ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age at first arrest; Crime; Educational attainment; Trajectories

Indexed keywords

EID: 40449093825     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-006-9156-0     Document Type: Article

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