The Mediated Effect of Contextual Risk Factors on Trajectories of Violence: Results from a Nationally Representative, Longitudinal Sample of Hispanic Adolescents

American Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 327-343

  Reingle, Jennifer M ^a   Jennings, Wesley G ^b   Maldonado Molina, Mildred M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Gender; Hispanic; Trajectory; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 80355132029     PISSN: 10662316     EISSN: 19361351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12103-011-9138-y     Document Type: Article

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