Reading for Life and Adolescent Re-Arrest: Evaluating a Unique Juvenile Diversion Program

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 662-682

  Seroczynski, Alesha D ^a   Evans, William N ^a   Jobst, Amy D ^b   Horvath, Luke ^a   Carozza, Giuliana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b Reading for Life   (United States)

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EID: 84974694664     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: 15206688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.21916     Document Type: Article

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