Victims behind bars: A preliminary study of abuse during juvenile incarceration and post-release social and emotional functioning

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 181-190

  Dierkhising, Carly B ^a   Lane, Andrea ^b,c   Natsuaki, Misaki N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Office of California Senator Carol Liu   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse during incarceration; Child maltreatment; Criminal involvement; Juvenile justice; Posttraumatic stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937724903     PISSN: 10768971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/law0000002     Document Type: Article

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