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Diagnosing Delinquents: The Purposes of a Youth Diagnostic Center
Author(s) -
Lozano Antoinette R.,
Mays G. Larry,
Winfree L. Thomas
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
juvenile and family court journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.155
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1755-6988
pISSN - 0161-7109
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-6988.1990.tb00672.x
Subject(s) - juvenile delinquency , juvenile , psychology , center (category theory) , population , applied psychology , criminology , sociology , demography , ecology , biology , chemistry , crystallography
This project was designed to explore the population of a unique juvenile training school in New Mexico. The development of juvenile training schools and the problems which arose from their development are presented. Emphasis is placed on the importance and difficulties of evaluation research in juvenile corrections. Finally, recommendations and suggestions are offered based on the results of the analyses