Low Self-Control, Deviant Peer Associations, and Juvenile Cyberdeviance

American Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 378-395

  Holt, Thomas J ^a   Bossler, Adam M ^b   May, David C ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cybercrime; Juvenile delinquency; Low self control; Peer offending; Social learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865612809     PISSN: 10662316     EISSN: 19361351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12103-011-9117-3     Document Type: Article

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