Strain and opportunity structures

Journal of Quantitative Criminology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 263-292

  Hoffmann, John P ^a   Ireland, Timothy O ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NIAGARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

delinquency; multilevel; opportunity structures; strain theory; stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 4444340036     PISSN: 07484518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOQC.0000037734.89980.57     Document Type: Article

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