Effectiveness of family-based programs to prevent delinquency and later offending

Psicothema

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 596-602

  Welsh, Brandon C ^a   Farrington, David P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CRIME; FAMILY THERAPY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; METHODOLOGY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; STATISTICS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CRIME; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750578880     PISSN: 02149915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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