Differential association theory reconsidered: An extension and its empirical test
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An Empirical Test of Differential Association Theory *
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Quantitative Criminology
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0748-4518,1573-7799
DOI: 10.1007/bf01062758