Violent onset offenders: Do initial experiences shape criminal career dimensions?

International Criminal Justice Review

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 132-146

  Mazerolle, Paul ^a   Piquero, Alex R ^b   Brame, Robert ^c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Australia; Longitudinal; Onset; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952539653     PISSN: 10575677     EISSN: 15563855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1057567710368361     Document Type: Article

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