Appropriate Benefits for Outdoor Programs Targeting Juvenile Male Offenders

Journal of Experiential Education

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 207-213

  Bruyere, Brett L ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

adventure therapy; At risk youth; delinquency; outdoor recreation

Indexed keywords

EID: 3943085084     PISSN: 10538259     EISSN: 2169009X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/105382590202500104     Document Type: Article

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