Is teen court effective for repeat offenders? A test of the restorative justice approach

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 107-118

  Forgays, Deborah Kirby ^a   DeMilio, Lisa ^b  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Interfaith Community Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Restorative justice; Teen Court; Youth offender

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURT; CRIME; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUSTICE; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; OFFENDER; RECIDIVISM; SCHOOL CHILD; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CRIMINAL LAW; CRIMINOLOGY; FOLLOW UP; LEGAL ASPECT; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECURRENT DISEASE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CRIMINAL LAW; CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PEER GROUP; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); RECURRENCE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WASHINGTON;

EID: 11944261589     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X04269411     Document Type: Article

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