Early intervention and juvenile delinquency prevention: Evidence from the Chicago Longitudinal Study

Social Work Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 153-167

  Mann, Emily A ^a   Reynolds, Arthur J ^b  

^a BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood risk factors; Early intervention; Juvenile delinquency

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749668098     PISSN: 10705309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/swr/30.3.153     Document Type: Article

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