Higher education and criminal offending over the life course

Sociological Spectrum

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 32-58

  Ford, Jason A ^a   Schroeder, Ryan D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

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EID: 78649937134     PISSN: 02732173     EISSN: 15210707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02732173.2011.525695     Document Type: Article

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