Life-course transitions, self-control and desistance from crime

Criminology and Criminal Justice

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 487-513

  Forrest, Walter ^a   Hay, Carter ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

desistance; life course transitions; self control

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054850449     PISSN: 17488958     EISSN: 17488966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1748895811415579     Document Type: Article

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