An empirical evaluation of Juvenile awareness programs in the United States: Can Juveniles be "scared straight"?

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 254-272

  Klenowski, Paul M ^a   Bell, Keith J ^b   Dodson, Kimberly D ^c  

^a CLARION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b THE CITADEL   (United States)

^c Western Illinois University Quad Cities   (United States)

Author keywords

Crime prevention; Deterrence; Juvenile awareness programs; Prison based programs; Recidivism; Scared straight

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951923138     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10509671003716068     Document Type: Article

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