Being black and in trouble: The role of self-perception in the offending behaviour of black yout

Youth Justice

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 211-228

  Apena, Feyishola ^a  

^a Lewisham Youth Offending Team   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Black people; Criminal justice; Identity; Self perception; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 35648980053     PISSN: 14732254     EISSN: 17476283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1473225407082511     Document Type: Article

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