A test of Gottfredson and Hirschi's General Theory of Crime in African American adolescents

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 407-432

  Vazsonyi, Alexander T ^a   Crosswhite, Jennifer M ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caucasian; Cross cultural; Deviance; Self control

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONTROL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 5344265176     PISSN: 00224278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022427803262060     Document Type: Article

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