Predictors of recidivism to a juvenile assessment center: A three year study

Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 57-77

  Dembo, Richard ^a   Schmeidler, James ^b   Nini Gough, Banni ^a,c   Sue, Camille Chin ^a   Borden, Polly ^d   Manning, Darrell ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Tampa JAC   (United States)

^d Indian Rocks Beach Lib   (United States)

^e Juvenile Assessment Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Delinquency; High Risk Youth; Juvenile Crime; Rearrest; Recidivism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032390867     PISSN: 1067828X     EISSN: 15470652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J029v07n03_03     Document Type: Article

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