African American males in foster care and the risk of delinquency: The value of social bonds and permanence

Child Welfare

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 115-140

  Ryan, Joseph P ^a   Testa, Mark F ^a   Zhai, Fuhua ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD; CRIME; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; CRIME; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 48849116018     PISSN: 00094021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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