Criminal Recidivism Among Hong Kong Male Juvenile Probationers

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 857-868

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hong Kong Chinese; Juvenile offenders; Probationers; Recidivism; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866282771     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-011-9546-0     Document Type: Article

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