The effects of maltreatment and family structure on minor and serious delinquency

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 178-193

  Heck, Cary ^a   Walsh, Anthony ^b  

^a Arizona Supreme Court   (United States)

^b BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DELINQUENCY; DIVORCE; FAMILY LIFE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; NEGLECT; RELIABILITY; SELF CONTROL; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0034115501     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X00442004     Document Type: Article

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