Exploring the relationship between strain and some neutralization techniques

European Journal of Criminology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-88

  Froggio, Giacinto ^a   Zamaro, Nereo ^b   Lori, Massimo ^b  

^a Institute Progetto Uomo   (Italy)

^b ITALIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STATISTICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Juvenile Delinquency; Neutralization Techniques; Strain

Indexed keywords

EID: 59649100293     PISSN: 14773708     EISSN: 17412609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1477370808098106     Document Type: Article

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