Risk–need assessment inventories for juvenile offenders in Australia

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 324-333

  Thompson, Anthony P ^a   Putniņš, Aldis L ^b  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; PSYCHOMETRY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0347420000     PISSN: 13218719     EISSN: 19341687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/pplt.2003.10.2.324     Document Type: Article

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