Academic remediation/achievement and other factors related to recidivism rates among delinquent youths

Behavioral Disorders

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 93-101

  Katsiyannis, Antonis ^b   Archwamety, Teara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033422146     PISSN: 01987429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019874299902400206     Document Type: Article

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