Predictors of the likelihood of delinquency: A study of marginal youth in Hong Kong, China

Youth and Society

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 445-470

  Ngai, Ngan Pun ^a   Cheung, Chau Kiu ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Crime; Delinquency; Marginal youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 19944400478     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X04265090     Document Type: Article

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