Aggregating to versatility? Transitions among offender types in the short term

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 243-264

  McGloin, Jean Marie ^a   Sullivan, Christopher J ^b   Piquero, Alex R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 60749109282     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: 14643529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azn072     Document Type: Article

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