The effects of education on crime

Applied Economics

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 279-289

  Groot, W ^a   van den Brink, H M ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRIME; EDUCATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL IMPACT; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 77950911550     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840701604412     Document Type: Article

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