Sustaining families, dissuading crime: The effectiveness of a family preservation program with male delinquents

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 338-343

  Diamond, Brie ^a   Morris, Robert G ^a   Caudill, Jonathan W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79960835663     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2011.03.005     Document Type: Article

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