Getting tough on juvenile crime: An analysis of costs and benefits

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 363-399

  Fass, Simon M ^a   Pi, Chung Ron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRIME; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; OFFENDER; PRISON; PUNISHMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SAFETY; VICTIM;

EID: 0036838009     PISSN: 00224278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002242702237285     Document Type: Review

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