The effects of maltreatment recurrence and child welfare services on dimensions of delinquency

Criminal Justice Review

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-32

  Lemmon, John H ^a  

^a SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child welfare services; Juvenile delinquency; Maltreatment recurrence

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745953219     PISSN: 07340168     EISSN: 15563839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734016806287945     Document Type: Article

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