It's time: A meta-analysis on the self-control-deviance link

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 48, Issue , 2017, Pages 48-63

  Vazsonyi, Alexander T ^a   Mikuška, Jakub ^a   Kelley, Erin L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crime; Delinquency; General theory of crime; Self control theory; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008601787     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2016.10.001     Document Type: Article

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