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ERIC Number: EJ555089
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-1067-828X
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Drug Use and Delinquent Behavior among High Risk Youths.
Dembo, Richard; Pacheco, Kimberly; Schmeidler, James; Fisher, Lori; Cooper, Sheila
Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, v6 n2 p1-25 1997
Reports the results of a study of substance use (measured by self-reports and hair test results) and delinquency among arrested youths entering a service intervention program. Results highlight important relationships between alcohol and other drug use and involvement in delinquency in the year prior to the interviews. (Author/RJM)
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Delinquency, Delinquency Causes, Illegal Drug Use, Intervention, Juvenile Justice, Secondary Education, Substance Abuse
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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