Incarceration, education and transition from delinquency

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 355-365

  Blomberg, Thomas G ^a   Bales, William D ^a   Mann, Karen ^a   Piquero, Alex R ^b   Berk, Richard A ^c  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 79960837387     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2011.04.003     Document Type: Article

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