Demonstrating the validity of twin research in criminology

Criminology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 588-626

  Barnes, J C ^a   Wright, John Paul ^a,f   Boutwell, Brian B ^b   Schwartz, Joseph A ^c   Connolly, Eric J ^d   Nedelec, Joseph L ^a   Beaver, Kevin M ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Assumptions; Behavior genetics; Biosocial; Empirical; Quantitative; Twins

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907508213     PISSN: 00111384     EISSN: 17459125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1745-9125.12049     Document Type: Article

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