Role of Trauma in Social-Cognitive Adjustment Strategies and Moral Disengagement among African-American Urban Youth

The role of trauma has been implicated in the etiology of juvenile delinquency (Esbensen & Huizinga, 1991; Dulmus, 2003). This is especially pronounced among inner city minority youth. Traumatic experiences can hinder an adolescent's social-cognitive development, prevent the use of adequate...

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Main Author: Coker, Kendell Lamonte
Format: Others
Published: NSUWorks 2007
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Online Access:http://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_stuetd/19
http://nsuworks.nova.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1018&context=cps_stuetd