The risk and protective factors of violent juvenile offending: An examination of gender differences

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 367-384

  Hart, Jessica L ^a   O'Toole, Siobhan K ^b   Price Sharps, Jana L ^b   Shaffer, Thomas W ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Juvenile delinquency; Protective factor; Risk factor; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 34748894861     PISSN: 15412040     EISSN: 15569330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1541204006297367     Document Type: Article

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