Drug use and delinquent behavior: A growth model of parallel processes among high-risk youths

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 680-696

  Dembo, Richard ^a   Wareham, Jennifer ^b   Schmeidler, James ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol use; Delinquency; Drug use; Juvenile delinquents; Latent growth models

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247342087     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854806296905     Document Type: Article

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