Juvenile delinquency: Father absence, conduct disorder, and substance abuse as risk factor triad

International Journal of Forensic Mental Health

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-43

  Kofler Westergren, Birgitta ^a   Klopf, Johannes ^a   Mitterauer, Bernhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Conduct disorder; Father abuse; Juvenile delinquincy; Risk factors; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007111924     PISSN: 14999013     EISSN: 19329903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14999013.2010.483345     Document Type: Article

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