Youthful violence: Problems and prospects

Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 5-34

  Benda, Brent B ^a   Turney, Howard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent Violence; Drugs; Gangs; Theories of Delinquency

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247462460     PISSN: 07380151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014051222370     Document Type: Article

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