Effects of racial discrimination, childhood trauma, and trauma symptoms on juvenile delinquency in African American incarcerated youth

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1109-1125

  Kang, Hye Kyung ^a   Burton, David L ^a  

^a SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; juvenile delinquency; racial discrimination; racial disproportionality; trauma

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; HUMAN; JUVENILE; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; RACISM; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 84916606783     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: 1545083X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10926771.2014.968272     Document Type: Article

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