Turning points in the lives of young inner-city men forgoing destructive criminal behaviors: A qualitative study

Social Work Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 143-151

  Hughes, Margaret ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Criminal behavior; Latinos; Transitions; Young inner city men

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007910147     PISSN: 10705309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/swr/22.3.143     Document Type: Article

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