Onset of juvenile court involvement: Exploring gender-specific associations with maltreatment and poverty

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 914-927

  Bright, Charlotte Lyn ^a   Jonson Reid, Melissa ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Gender specific; Juvenile court; Poverty

Indexed keywords

EID: 45249112560     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2007.11.015     Document Type: Article

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