An uneven playing field: The impact of strain and coping skills on treatment outcomes for juvenile offenders

Miriam D. Sealock and Michelle Manasse

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2012, vol. 40, issue 3, 238-248

Abstract: This study examines the experiences of a group of drug-abusing juvenile offenders following their release from a residential treatment facility in order to determine how pre-existing levels of strain and coping skills affect their ability to benefit from the treatment program and avoid recidivism and relapse.

Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2012.02.002

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