Social control, serious delinquency, and risky behavior: A gendered analysis

Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 423-456

  Booth, Jeb A ^a   Farrell, Amy ^b   Varano, Sean P ^b  

^a SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Delinquency; Gender; Risky behavior; School climate; Social control

Indexed keywords

EID: 44949110033     PISSN: 00111287     EISSN: 1552387X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011128707306121     Document Type: Article

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