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Psycho-social-cultural needs of African American males in the juvenile justice system

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  1. School of Social Work, University of Maryland Baltimore, USA

    Aminifu R. Harvey DSW, LICSW (Associate Professor)

  2. The Ethelyn R. Strong School of Social Work, Norfolk State University, USA

    Antoinette A. Coleman Ph.D., LCSW, ACSW (Associate Professor and Director of Field Education) & Rowena Wilson DSW (Associate Professor and Director of Doctoral Program)

  3. Woodbourne Family/Community Services, USA

    Carolyn Finney MSW, LCSW-C (Director)

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Harvey, A.R., Coleman, A.A., Wilson, R. et al. Psycho-social-cultural needs of African American males in the juvenile justice system. Journal of African American Men 4, 3–17 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12111-999-1017-y

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