Protective processes: The function of young people's implicit theories of crime in offending behaviour

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 781-795

  Gerber, Sarah Jane ^a   O'Connell, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

attribution; explanations of youth crime; implicit theories; offending behaviour; youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866461211     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: 14772744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1068316X.2010.550616     Document Type: Article

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