Young offenders, tattoos and recidivism

Psychiatry Psychology and Law

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 62-68

  Putniņš, Aldis ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Family and Youth Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTOMUTILATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FIGHTING; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFFENDER; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; RECIDIVISM; SELF CONCEPT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TATTOO;

EID: 0036402028     PISSN: 13218719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/132187102760196907     Document Type: Article

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