@article{ref1,
title="Classifying offenders an application of latent class analysis to needs assessment in juvenile justice",
journal="Youth violence and juvenile justice",
year="2008",
author="Schwalbe, Craig S. and Macy, Rebecca J. and Day, Steven H. and Fraser, Mark W.",
volume="6",
number="3",
pages="279-294",
abstract="Structured needs assessment instruments aid in-service planning in the juvenile justice system. This article uses latent class analysis to classify juvenile offenders into categories or types based on need profiles using a sample of 542 youthful offenders. The study identified five profiles based on scores from a structured needs assessment instrument.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1541-2040",
doi="10.1177/1541204007313383",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1541204007313383"
}