Childhood predictors of adult criminality: A meta-analysis drawn from the prospective longitudinal literature

Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 435-467

  Leschied, Alan ^a   Chiodo, Debbie ^b   Nowicki, Elizabeth ^a   Rodger, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Developmental criminology; Risk prediction

Indexed keywords

EID: 55249085421     PISSN: 17077753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cjccj.50.4.435     Document Type: Article

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