An empirical examination of adolescence-limited offending: A direct test of Moffitt's maturity gap thesis

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1176-1185

  Barnes, J C ^a   Beaver, Kevin M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78649635205     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2010.09.006     Document Type: Article

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