Explaining Discrepancies in Arrest Rates Between Black and White Male Juveniles

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 916-927

  Fite, Paula J ^a   Wynn, Porche' ^a   Pardini, Dustin A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

juvenile arrest; racial discrepancies; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FAMILY RELATION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COMMUNICATION; CONDUCT DISORDER; CULTURAL DEPRIVATION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PEER GROUP; PENNSYLVANIA; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIALIZATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; THEFT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 70449134935     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016626     Document Type: Article

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