Youth perspectives on their relationships with staff in juvenile correction settings and perceived likelihood of success on release

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 46-67

  Marsh, Shawn C ^a   Evans, William P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Delinquency; Future forecasts; Juvenile corrections; Relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149183785     PISSN: 15412040     EISSN: 15569330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1541204008324484     Document Type: Article

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