Examining theoretical predictors of substance use among a sample of incarcerated youth

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 669-695

  Cooper, Kelly ^a   May, David ^a   Soderstrom, Irina ^a   Jarjoura, G Roger ^a  

^a EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Differential association; Drug use; Nonsocial reinforcement; Theories of crime

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009647423     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10509670903287675     Document Type: Article

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