Long-term impact of a family empowerment intervention on juvenile offender psychosocial functioning

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 59-109

  Dembo, Richard ^a   Schmeidler, James ^b   Seeberger, William ^a   Shemwell, Marina ^a   Rollie, Matthew ^a   Pacheco, Kimberly ^a   Livingston, Stephen ^a   Wothke, Werner ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WATERS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Impact of family intervention on juvenile offender psychosocial functioning; Juvenile offender family intervention and long term psychosocial outcomes; Juvenile offender psychosocial functioning

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009541468     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J076v33n01_03     Document Type: Article

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