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Delinquent Decision-Making and Behaviors among Adolescent Females

The Relationship between Trauma and Delinquent Decision Making among Adolescent Female Offenders: Mediating Effects

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Pages 161-172 | Received 02 May 2010, Accepted 12 Oct 2010, Published online: 08 May 2012

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