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Agency and outcome expectancies for crime desistance: measuring offenders' personal beliefs about change†

Caleb D. Lloyd Department of Psychology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected].
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Ralph C. Serin Department of Psychology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Pages 543-565 | Received 18 Aug 2009, Accepted 20 Jul 2010, Published online: 22 Mar 2011

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