The Gendered Analysis of Self-Control on Theft and Violent Delinquency: An Examination of Hong Kong Adolescent Population

Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 1648-1677

  Chui, Wing Hong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Oliver)   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

adolescent; delinquency; gender; Hong Kong Chinese; self control

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992602730     PISSN: 00111287     EISSN: 1552387X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011128712470992     Document Type: Article

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