Restorative Justice as a Framework for Juvenile Justice Reform: A South African Perspective

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 496-513

  Skelton, Ann ^a  

^a National Department of Agriculture   (South Africa)

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EID: 0344082235     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/42.3.496     Document Type: Review

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