Gender and Arrest among Homeless and Runaway Youth: An Analysis of Background, Family, and Situational Factors

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 129-147

  Chapple, Constance L ^a   Johnson, Kurt D ^a   Whitbeck, Les B ^b  

^a University of Nebraska Lincoln ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

arrest; gender; homeless and runaway youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247673819     PISSN: 15412040     EISSN: 15569330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1541204003262227     Document Type: Article

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