Heterogeneity in the Association between Social-Emotional Adjustment Profiles and Deviant Behavior among Male and Female Serious Juvenile Offenders

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 235-252

  Cauffman, Elizabeth ^a   Piquero, Alex R ^b   Broidy, Lisa ^c   Espelage, Dorothy L ^d   Mazerolle, Paul ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^d 188 Education Building ^*  (United States)

^e Crime and Misconduct Commission   (Australia)

Author keywords

Deviance; Gender; Serious juvenile offenders; Social emotional adjustment

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINOLOGY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; FEMALE; GENDER; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFFENDER; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS;

EID: 1542742512     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X03261255     Document Type: Article

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