Differences among children whose mothers have been in contact with the criminal justice system

Women and Criminal Justice

Volumn 17, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 43-61

  Phillips, Susan D ^a   Erkanli, Alaattin ^b   Costello, E Jane ^b   Angold, Adrian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrest; Delinquency; Incarceration; Prevention; Unintended consequences

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447339981     PISSN: 08974454     EISSN: 15410323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J012v17n02_04     Document Type: Conference Paper

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