Project Confirm: An Outcome Evaluation of a Program for Children in the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 97-115

  Conger, Dylan ^a   Ross, Timothy ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Vera Institute of Justice   (United States)

Author keywords

child welfare; foster care; interagency collaboration; interagency coordination; juvenile detention; juvenile justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248600961     PISSN: 15412040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1541204005282314     Document Type: Article

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