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Rethinking the IQ-delinquency relationship: A longitudinal analysis of multiple theoretical models

Jean Marie McGloin University of MarylandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Travis C. Pratt Washington State University
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Jeff Maahs University of Minnesota—Duluth
Pages 603-635 | Published online: 19 Aug 2006

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