Impulsivity, offending, and the neighborhood: Investigating the person-context nexus

Journal of Quantitative Criminology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 301-332

  Zimmerman, Gregory M ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Impulsivity; Neighborhood; Person context interactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955093802     PISSN: 07484518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10940-010-9096-4     Document Type: Article

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