Self-Reported Offending in the United States and Malaysia: Does East Meet West?

To date, international comparisons of self-reported crime have been mostly limited to Western countries. The current study explores offending for large samples of university students in Malaysia (N = 2,058) and the United States (N = 2,511), and utilizes measures of social bond theory to test its pr...

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Main Author: Hartley, Richard D. (Author)
Contributors: Ellis, Lee ; Hoskin, Anthony W.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
Year: 2021, Volume: 65, Issue: 9, Pages: 999-1028
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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