The Development and Impact of Self-Report Measures of Crime and Delinquency

Journal of Quantitative Criminology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 509-525

  Krohn, Marvin D ^a   Thornberry, Terence P ^b   Gibson, Chris L ^a   Baldwin, Julie M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 78149499059     PISSN: 07484518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10940-010-9119-1     Document Type: Article

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