Violence in criminal careers: A review of the literature from a developmental life-course perspective

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 171-179

  Piquero, Alex R ^a   Jennings, Wesley G ^b   Barnes, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Criminal careers; Life course; Specialization; Violence

Indexed keywords

CAREER; CRIME; CRIMINOLOGY; DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; OFFENDER; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84859264341     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: 18736335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2012.02.008     Document Type: Review

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