Does the effect of self-control on adolescent offending vary by level of morality?: A test in three countries

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 732-743

  Svensson, Robert ^a   Pauwels, Lieven ^b   Weerman, Frank M ^c  

^a MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescent offending; Interaction; Morality; Self control; Situational action theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952482103     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854810366542     Document Type: Article

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