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State Wards, Long-Term Care, and Delinquent Acts : an Analysis of Social Bond Factors.

Bost tests two structural models of violent delinquency among foster care youth derived from elements of Hirschi's (1969) Social Bond Theory. His seeks to determine whether adverse care experiences predict violent delinquency directly and, in tandem, indirectly through poor social bonds encompa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bost, Noel S., 1969-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2010.
Colección:Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction
  • 2. Out-of-Home Care and Delinquency
  • 3. Hirschi's Social Bond Theory
  • 4. Research Methods
  • 5. Measurement Model
  • 6. Univariate and Bivariate Analyses of Modified Measures
  • 7. Results of Structural Models
  • 8. Discussion and Conclusion
  • App. A Midwest Study Wave I Instrument (excerpts)
  • App. B Univariate and Multivariate Distribution of Variables
  • App. C Jigsaw Piecewise of Control Measurement Model
  • App. D Jigsaw Piecewise of Full Measurement Model.