Psychological Correlates of Violent and Non-violent Hong Kong Juvenile Probationers

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 103-120

  Chan, Heng Choon Oliver ^a,b   Chui, Wing Hong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; OFFENDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CONTROL; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; CRIMINALS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859745737     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: 10990798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.2003     Document Type: Article

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