The sentencing of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal youth under the Young Offenders Act: A multivariate analysis

Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 481-500

  Latimer, Jeff ^a   Foss, Laura Casey ^a  

^a Research and Statistics Division   (Canada)

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EID: 23244440887     PISSN: 17077753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cjccj.47.3.481     Document Type: Article

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