Maternal versus adolescent reports of self-control: Implications for testing the general theory of crime

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 24-32

  Meldrum, Ryan C ^a   Young, Jacob T N ^b   Burt, Callie Harbin ^b   Piquero, Alex R ^c  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

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EID: 84870221737     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2012.10.003     Document Type: Article

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