Integrating Criminology Through Adaptive Strategy and Life History Theory

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 346-365

  Wiebe, Richard P ^a  

^a FITCHBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive strategies; antisocial strategies; biosocial criminology; evolution and crime; low self control; psychopathy; white collar crime

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864312480     PISSN: 10439862     EISSN: 15525406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043986212450231     Document Type: Article

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