Some Initial Findings and Policy Implications of the Pathways to Desistance Study

Victims and Offenders

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 407-427

  Mulvey, Edward P ^a   Schubert, Carol A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

desistance from crime; developmental criminology; juvenile crime; juvenile delinquency; services for juvenile delinquents

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877891197     PISSN: 15564886     EISSN: 15564991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15564886.2012.713903     Document Type: Article

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