Legislative waiver as crime control

Juvenile and Family Court Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1-15

  Merlo, Alida V ^c   Benekos, Peter J ^a   Cook, William J ^b  

^a MERCYHURST COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0039468152     PISSN: 01617109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-6988.1997.tb01748.x     Document Type: Article

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