The Effects of Stigma Priming on Forensic Screening in African American Youth

The Counseling Psychologist

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1162-1189

  Andretta, James R ^a   Worrell, Frank C ^b   Ramirez, Aaron M ^a   Barnes, Michael E ^a   Odom, Terri ^a   Brim, Successful ^c   Woodland, Malcolm H ^a  

^a Superior Court of the District of Columbia ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Argosy University   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescents; African Americans; juvenile court; racial identity; stereotype threat

Indexed keywords

EID: 84945570616     PISSN: 00110000     EISSN: 15523861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011000015611963     Document Type: Article

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