Young people's knowledge of the Young Offenders Act and the youth justice system

Canadian Journal of Criminology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 127-152

  Peterson Badali, Michele ^a   Koegl, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 0032371196     PISSN: 07049722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cjcrim.40.2.127     Document Type: Article

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