Responding to juvenile crime: Lessons learned

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 75-85

  Greenwood, Peter W ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CRIMINAL LAW; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CRIMINAL LAW; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030333488     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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