A life-course perspective on spirituality and desistance from crime

Criminology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 99-132

  Giordano, Peggy C ^a   Longmore, Monica A ^a   Schroeder, Ryan D ^b   Seffrin, Patrick M ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Desistance; Female crime; Life course; Religion; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 41549140730     PISSN: 00111384     EISSN: 17459125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2008.00104.x     Document Type: Article

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