The adolescent diversion project: 25 Years of research on an ecological model of intervention

Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 29-47

  Smith, Emilie Phillips ^a,d   Wolf, Angela M ^b   Cantillon, Dan M ^c,e   Thomas, Oseela ^c   Davidson, William S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Natl Cncl on Crime and Delinquency   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversion; Ecological program; Juvenile delinquency; Juvenile justice; Labeling theory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DIVERSION PROJECT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLASSIFICATION; CODING; COMMUNITY; ECOLOGICAL PROGRAM; ECOLOGY; FAMILY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; JUSTICE; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MODEL; PARAMEDICAL DISCIPLINES; PERCEPTION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGY; RESEARCH; STAFF; THEORY;

EID: 2942590329     PISSN: 10852352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J005v27n02_03     Document Type: Article

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