A First Glimpse at Narcotics Offenders in an Islamic Republic: A Test of an Integrated Model of Drug Involvement Among a Sample of Men Incarcerated for Drug Offenses in Iran

International Criminal Justice Review

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-44

  Aliverdinia, Akbar ^a   Pridemore, William Alex ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAZANDARAN   (Iran)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

differential association; drug offenders; drug use; Iran; self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 44349119865     PISSN: 10575677     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1057567706298913     Document Type: Article

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