The Effect of Youth Diversion Programs on Recidivism: A Meta-Analytic Review

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 497-518

  Wilson, Holly A ^a   Hoge, Robert D ^b  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

delinquency; diversion; intervention; juvenile; meta analysis; recidivism; youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875995075     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854812451089     Document Type: Article

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