A three-year comparative longitudinal study of a school-based social work family service to reduce truancy, delinquency and school exclusions

Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 23-43

  Pritchard, Colin ^a   Williams, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Summerbee Comprehensive School   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child; Cost benefit; Delinquency; Exclusions; Family; Outcome; Schools; Social work

Indexed keywords

EID: 85024008297     PISSN: 09649069     EISSN: 14699621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01418030121650     Document Type: Article

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