Fathers and youths' delinquent behavior

Review of Economics of the Household

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 327-358

  Cobb Clark, Deborah A ^a   Tekin, Erdal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Crime; Delinquent behavior; Family structure; Fathers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899640377     PISSN: 15695239     EISSN: 15737152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11150-013-9194-9     Document Type: Article

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