What Works, Wisconsin: What Science Tells Us about Cost-Effective Programs for Juvenile Delinquency Prevention

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What Works, Wisconsin: What Science Tells Us about Cost-Effective Programs for Juvenile Delinquency Prevention

Author(s)

• Small, Stephen A.
• Reynolds, Arthur J.
• O'Connor, Cailin
• Cooney, Siobhan M.

Source(s)

• University of Wisconsin-Madison. Schools of Human Ecology and Social Work (Madison, WI)
• University of Wisconsin-Extension. Cooperative Education (Madison, WI)

Sponsor(s)

• U.S. Dept. of Justice. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Washington, DC)

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Published 2005. 68 pages.

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