Onset and desistance in criminal careers: Neurobiology and the age-crime relationship

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1-19

  Collins, Raymond E ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age crime curve; Age related burnout; Dopamine; Functional genomics; Gamma aminobutyric acid; Neurotransmission

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009539300     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J076v39n03_01     Document Type: Article

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