A Qualitative Examination of the Self-Medicating Hypothesis Among Female Juvenile Offenders

Substance misuse among criminally delinquent youth has typically been described as a concurrent part of their participation in risky and delinquent behavior. Using Khantzian’s self-medication hypothesis, this article presents an alternative view by presenting qualitative data which suggests that sub...

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Main Author: Smith, Paula (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: Women & criminal justice
Year: 2019, Volume: 29, Issue: 1, Pages: 14-31
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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