In the eye of the impulsive beholder: The interaction between impulsivity and perceived informal social control on offending

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 307-321

  Jones, Shayne ^a   Lynam, Donald R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Impulsivity; Interaction effects; Neighborhood perceptions; Offending

Indexed keywords

EID: 59549097781     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854808328653     Document Type: Article

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