Exploring the impact of changes in group composition on trends in specialization

Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 366-389

  Armstrong, Todd A ^a  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Criminal career; Offense patterns; Specialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 44949206439     PISSN: 00111287     EISSN: 1552387X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011128707306120     Document Type: Article

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