Parental incarceration during childhood, family context, and youth problem behavior across adolescence

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 18-36

  Kjellstrand, Jean M ^a   Eddy, J Mark ^a  

^a OREGON SOCIAL LEARNING CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Delinquency; Discipline; Externalizing behavior; Incarcerated parents

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651487607     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10509674.2011.536720     Document Type: Article

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