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Causes and Consequences of Delinquency

Findings from the Rochester Youth Development Study

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Taking Stock of Delinquency

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Thornberry, T.P., Lizotte, A.J., Krohn, M.D., Smith, C.A., Porter, P.K. (2003). Causes and Consequences of Delinquency. In: Taking Stock of Delinquency. Longitudinal Research in the Social and Behavioral Sciences: An Interdisciplinary Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47945-1_2

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