Offense specialization of arrestees: An event history analysis

Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 341-365

  Lo, Celia C ^a   Kim, Young S ^b   Cheng, Tyrone C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrestees; Drug offenses; Event history analysis; Offense specialization; Versatility; Violent offenses

Indexed keywords

EID: 44949083447     PISSN: 00111287     EISSN: 1552387X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011128707305746     Document Type: Article

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