%0 Journal Article
%T Factors associated with parenting among incarcerated juvenile offenders
%J Adolescence
%D 1999
%A McLaughlin, Colleen R.
%A Reiner, Scott M.
%A Reams, Patricia N.
%A Joost, Timothy F.
%V 34
%N 136
%P 665-70
%X Study explores the relationship between adolescent parenting and firearm injuries among 258 incarcerated male adolescents. The results indicate that 20% of the juvenile offenders fathered at least one child. Analyses revealed a significant relationship between firearm injuries and increased prevalence of adolescent parenting. Discusses social and economic implications in terms of health care and social service delivery systems. (Contains 19 references.) (Author/GCP)<p /><p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Libra Publishers
%@ 0001-8449
%U http://dx.doi.org/