The utility of locus of control for assessing juvenile amenability to treatment

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 523-534

  Page, Gregory L ^a,b   Scalora, Mario J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Juveniles; Locus of control; Risk assessment; Treatment amenability

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; JUVENILE; LIQUID; LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OFFENDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; VIOLENCE;

EID: 2942565873     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-1789(03)00047-8     Document Type: Article

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