Predicting Adverse Childhood Experiences: The Importance of Neighborhood Context in Youth Trauma Among Delinquent Youth

Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 166-188

  Baglivio, Michael T ^a   Wolff, Kevin T ^b   Epps, Nathan ^c   Nelson, Randy ^d  

^a G4S Youth Services   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c Florida Department of Juvenile Justice   (United States)

^d BETHUNE COOKMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ACE; Adverse Childhood Experiences; juvenile offenders; neighborhood context; trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007206694     PISSN: 00111287     EISSN: 1552387X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011128715570628     Document Type: Article

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