AN AFROCENTRIC PROGRAM FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN MALES IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM

Authors
HARVEY AR COLEMAN AA
Citation
Ar. Harvey et Aa. Coleman, AN AFROCENTRIC PROGRAM FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN MALES IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, Child welfare, 76(1), 1997, pp. 197-211
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Social Work
Journal title
Child welfare → ACNP
ISSN journal
00094021
Volume
76
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
197 - 211
Database
ISI
SICI code
0009-4021(1997)76:1<197:AAPFAM>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Though the juvenile justice system provides an array of interventions, culturally relevant programs are necessary to deal with the myriad so cial problems, including an escalating crime rate, facing high-risk Af rican American adolescent males. This article presents an Afrocentric approach to service delivery for these youths and their families.