Crime and the transition to marriage

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 411-427

  Skardhamar, Torbjørn ^a   Monsbakken, Christian W ^a   Lyngstad, Torkild H ^b  

^a STATISTICS NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

assortative mating; Desistance from crime; marriage; social control; turning point

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898023105     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: 14643529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azu011     Document Type: Review

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