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Peer reviewedvan Dorn, Richard A.; Williams, James Herbert – Social Work, 2003
Investigates the extent to which attitudes, family, and environmental correlates are associated with the escalation from nonviolent to violent offending among incarcerated youths. Beliefs that power equates safety and a violent home environment were salient in understanding escalation in offending behavior, and prior criminal victimization was…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavior Problems, Correlation, Delinquency
Peer reviewedTaylor, Mary Jane; Barusch, Amanda Smith – Social Work, 2004
This article reports the results of an in-depth, descriptive study of long-term welfare recipients. A random sample of 284 respondents, all of whom had received public assistance for at least 36 months, were interviewed. Results illustrate personal barriers to self-sufficiency, including physical health problems that prevent work, severe domestic…
Descriptors: Welfare Services, Physical Health, Child Behavior, Behavior Problems
