Experiencing community through the eyes of young female offenders

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 364-385

  Smith, Paula ^a,b   Smith, William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b Utah's Department of Youth Corrections   (United States)

Author keywords

Female juvenile offenders; Gender specific programming; Sense of community

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744546040     PISSN: 10439862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043986205281722     Document Type: Article

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