Justice for all? Race and perceptions of bias in the Ontario criminal justice system - A Toronto survey

Canadian Journal of Criminology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 439-467

  Wortley, Scot ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 0030515531     PISSN: 07049722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cjcrim.38.4.439     Document Type: Article

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