From delinquency to the perpetration of child maltreatment: Examining the early adult criminal justice and child welfare involvement of youth released from juvenile justice facilities

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1410-1417

  Colman, Rebecca A ^a   Mitchell Herzfeld, Susan ^a   Kim, Do Han ^b   Shady, Therese A ^a  

^a NYS Office of Children and Family Services   (United States)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Crime; Early adulthood; Perpetration

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955716372     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.06.010     Document Type: Article

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