At-risk girls and delinquency: Career pathways

Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 408-435

  Davis, Carla P ^a  

^a BELOIT COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

At risk adolescent girls; Family conflict; Juvenile delinquency; Juvenile justice; Parental authority; Social control; Status offenses

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250172088     PISSN: 00111287     EISSN: 1552387X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011128707301626     Document Type: Review

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