Toward clarification of the concept of ' ‘minority’ status and decision-making in juvenile court proceedings

Journal of Crime and Justice

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 79-108

  Leiber, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 0012791110     PISSN: 0735648X     EISSN: 21589119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0735648X.1995.9721036     Document Type: Article

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