Critiquing the Critics: A Brief Response to Critics of Restorative Justice

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 596-615

  Morris, Allison ^a,b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b NONE   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0344153267     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/42.3.596     Document Type: Review

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