Resiliency, Risk, and Substance Use among Hispanic Urban Juvenile Detainees.

Taylor, Elizabeth R.; Karcher, Michael J.; Kelly, Patricia J.; Valescu, Smaranda

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ERIC Number: EJ675928

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2003

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Resiliency, Risk, and Substance Use among Hispanic Urban Juvenile Detainees.

Taylor, Elizabeth R.; Karcher, Michael J.; Kelly, Patricia J.; Valescu, Smaranda

Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling, n1 p46-64 Oct 2003

A study of resiliency was conducted among 236 urban juvenile detainees. Findings reveal that resiliency processes related differently to risk and protective factors, differed among ethnic groups, and varied by age and gender among juvenile detainees. (Contains 48 references and 4 tables.) (Author)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Age, At Risk Persons, Correctional Institutions, Ethnic Groups, Juvenile Justice, Resilience (Personality), Sex Differences, Substance Abuse

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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