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

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 33-57

  Dembo, Richard ^a   Ramirez Garnica, Gabriela ^a   Schmeidler, James ^b   Rollie, Matthew ^a   Livingston, Stephen ^a   Hartsfield, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Impact of Family Empowerment Intervention on juvenile offender recidivism; Juvenile offender family intervention and long term recidivism; Juvenile offender recidivism

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009644915     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J076v33n01_02     Document Type: Article

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