Escaping the family tradition: A multi-generation study of occupational status and criminal behaviour

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 856-874

  Ramakers, Anke A T ^a   Bijleveld, Catrien ^b   Ruiter, Stijn ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

criminal behaviour; intergenerational continuity; longitudinal prospective design; occupational status

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051965141     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: 14643529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azr039     Document Type: Article

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