Juvenile delinquency and recidivism: The impact of academic achievement

Reading and Writing Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 177-196

  Katsiyannis, Antonis ^a   Ryan, Joseph ^a   Zhang, Dalun ^b   Spann, Anastasia ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 40349103827     PISSN: 10573569     EISSN: 15210693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10573560701808460     Document Type: Review

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