The next generation of prisoners: Toward an understanding of violent institutionalized delinquents

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-56

  Blackburn, Ashley G ^a   Mullings, Janet L ^b   Marquart, James W ^c   Trulson, Chad R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Gender; Juvenile offenders; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547122721     PISSN: 15412040     EISSN: 15569330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1541204006295156     Document Type: Article

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