Personality characteristics of male juvenile offenders by adjudicated offenses as indicated by the MMPI-A

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 183-201

  Glaser, Brian A ^a   Calhoun, Georgia B ^a   Petrocelli, John V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 0036248213     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854802029002004     Document Type: Article

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