Theoretical predictors of delinquency among public school students in a mid-southern state: The roles of context and gender

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 343-362

  Lowe, Nathan C ^a   May, David C ^a   Elrod, Preston ^a  

^a EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Delinquency; Gender; Predictors; Rural youth; School

Indexed keywords

EID: 52349097604     PISSN: 15412040     EISSN: 15569330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1541204008320259     Document Type: Article

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