Crime and the transition to parenthood the role of sex and relationship context

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 129-148

  Monsbakken, Christian Weisæth ^a   Lyngstad, Torkild Hovde ^a   Skardhamar, Torbjorn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

families; gender; Norway; parenthood; registers; relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870956272     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: 14643529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azs052     Document Type: Article

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