Escalation and deceleration of offending behaviours from adolescence to early adulthood

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 59-76

  Fagan, Abigail A ^a   Western, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 85047694157     PISSN: 00048658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/acri.38.1.59     Document Type: Review

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