Complicated lives : girls, parents, drugs, and juvenile justice /

Complicated Lives focuses on the lives of sixty-five drug-using girls in the juvenile justice system who grew up in families characterized by parental drug use, violence, and child maltreatment. Vera Lopez's work examines how these relationships with their parents contribute to the girls'...

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Main Author: Lopez, Vera, 1971- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2017]
Series:Rutgers series in childhood studies.
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Summary:Complicated Lives focuses on the lives of sixty-five drug-using girls in the juvenile justice system who grew up in families characterized by parental drug use, violence, and child maltreatment. Vera Lopez's work examines how these relationships with their parents contribute to the girls' future drug use and involvement in the justice system.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813586571
0813586577
9780813586564
0813586569