Before you open the doors: Ten lessons from Florida's faith and community-based delinquency treatment initiative

Evaluation Review

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 121-152

  Lane, Jodi ^a   Lanza Kaduce, Lonn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Faith based; Juvenile justice; Lessons; Process evaluation; Residential facilities

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SOCIAL WELFARE; STANDARD; TEACHER; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; FLORIDA; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MENTORS; PRIVATIZATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 34247572476     PISSN: 0193841X     EISSN: 15523926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193841X06294271     Document Type: Article

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