The individual and joint effects of race, gender, and family status on juvenile justice decision-making

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 34-70

  Leiber, Michael J ^a   Mack, Kristin Y ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family; Gender; Juvenile court processing; Race

Indexed keywords

COURT; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; JUSTICE; MALE; RACE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037306279     PISSN: 00224278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022427802239253     Document Type: Review

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