Female juvenile offenders: Defining an early-onset pathway for delinquency

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 439-452

  Leve, Leslie D ^a   Chamberlain, Patricia ^a  

^a OREGON SOCIAL LEARNING CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent; delinquency; early onset; girls; juvenile justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 6344245887     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JCFS.0000044726.07272.b5     Document Type: Article

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