Mapping a process of negotiated identity among incarcerated male juvenile offenders

Youth and Society

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 26-52

  Abrams, Laura S ^a   Hyun, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Identity negotiations; Incarcerated youth; Multiple worlds; Residential treatment; Transitions

Indexed keywords

EID: 68949187980     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: 15528499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X08327522     Document Type: Article

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