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Crime in moral and social contexts the american society of criminology, 1989 presidential address *
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Recently, when I was having dinner at a restaurant and having trouble selecting among the fruit tart, the chocolate mousse, and the cheese cake, the waiter suggested taking a little of each as discussed by the authors.Abstract:
Recently, when I was having dinner at a restaurant and having trouble selecting among the fruit tart, the chocolate mousse, and the cheese cake, the waiter suggested taking a little of each. His suggestion worked so well that I decided to try the same solution for this address to you. My talk will have a bite of new information about an old intervention program, a taste of data on how social contexts affect the age of first conviction, and a morsel of reflections about research on the etiology of crime.read more
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Population Heterogeneity and State Dependence: State of the Evidence and Directions for Future Research
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Iatrogenic effects of group treatment for antisocial youths.
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Socializing Children and Parents in Families
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Family Context and Criminal Victimization in Adolescence
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