Identity-Linked Perceptions of the Police Among African American Juvenile Offenders: A Developmental Perspective

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-37

  Lee, Joanna M ^a   Steinberg, Laurence ^b   Piquero, Alex R ^c   Knight, George P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American youth; Ethnic identity; Juvenile offenders; Legal cynicism

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650517183     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-010-9553-2     Document Type: Article

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