The risk factors prevention paradigm and the causes of youth crime: A deceptively useful analysis?

Youth Justice

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 99-114

  O'Mahony Dr , Paul ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Facts v. values; Positivism; Prevention; Reductionism; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449480578     PISSN: 14732254     EISSN: 17476283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1473225409105490     Document Type: Article

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