Criminal Self-Efficacy: Exploring the Correlates and Consequences of a "Successful Criminal" Identity

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1042-1062

  Brezina, Timothy ^a   Topalli, Volkan ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

desistance; deterrence; self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863702166     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854812438345     Document Type: Article

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