Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 38, Issue 6 , Pages 662-668 , June 2006

Deaths in juvenile justice residential facilities

  • Catherine A. Gallagher, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public and International Affairs, Justice, Law and Crime Policy Program, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. Catherine A. Gallagher, Department of Public and International Affairs, Justice, Law and Crime Policy Program, MSN 3F4, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030.
  • ,
  • Adam Dobrin, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida Atlantic University, Davie, Florida

Received 12 August 2004 ,Accepted 4 January 2005.

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PII: S1054-139X(05)00026-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2005.01.002

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 38, Issue 6 , Pages 662-668 , June 2006