Promising performance of a juvenile justice diversion programme in remote Aboriginal communities, Northern Territory, Australia

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 433-438

  Clough, Alan R ^a,b   Kim San Lee, Kylie ^a   Conigrave, Katherine M ^c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b School of Indigenous Australian Studies ^*  (Australia)

^c ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Diversion; Indigenous; Juvenile justice; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE;

ABORIGINE; ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CRIME; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CRIME; GASOLINE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MARIJUANA ABUSE; NORTHERN TERRITORY; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 46649084600     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595230802089693     Document Type: Article

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