Changes in at-risk American men's crime and substance use trajectories following fatherhood

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1101-1116

  Kerr, David C R ^a   Capaldi, Deborah M ^b   Owen, Lee D ^b   Wiesner, Margit ^c   Pears, Katherine C ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON SOCIAL LEARNING CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Crime desistance; Fathers; Marijuana; Marriage; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053332700     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2011.00864.x     Document Type: Article

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