Teenage childbirth and young adult criminal convictions: A quasi-experimental study of criminal outcomes for teenage mothers

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 318-323

  Coyne, Claire A ^a   Fontaine, Nathalie M G ^a,b   Långström, Niklas ^c   Lichtenstein, Paul ^c   D'Onofrio, Brian M ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

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EID: 84883450264     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2013.06.015     Document Type: Article

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