Young Men Who Kill: A Prospective Longitudinal Examination From Childhood

Homicide Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 99-128

  Farrington, David P ^a   Loeber, Rolf ^b   Berg, Mark T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

criminal careers; developmental; prevention; violence; youth juvenile

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859612112     PISSN: 10887679     EISSN: 15526720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088767912439398     Document Type: Article

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