Sex Disaggregated Trajectories of Status Offenders: Does CINS/FINS Status Prevent Male and Female Youth From Becoming Labeled Delinquent?

American Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 177-187

  Jennings, Wesley G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Delinquency; Longitudinal; Status offenders; Trajectories

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957615425     PISSN: 10662316     EISSN: 19361351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12103-011-9109-3     Document Type: Article

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