Youth with learning disabilities in the juvenile justice system: A training needs assessment of detention and court services personnel

Child and Youth Care Forum

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-42

  Kvarfordt, Connie L ^a   Purcell, Patricia ^a   Shannon, Patrick ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Social Work

Author keywords

Juvenile justice personnel; Learning disabilities; Training needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 13844276748     PISSN: 10531890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10566-004-0880-x     Document Type: Review

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