The relative autonomy of women offenders' decision making

Theoretical Criminology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 201-225

  Ajzenstadt, Mimi ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

agency structure nexus; Israel; rational choice; women offenders

Indexed keywords

EID: 65249147911     PISSN: 13624806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362480609102879     Document Type: Article

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