Probation sentences and proportionality under the young offenders act and the youth criminal justice act

Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 709-723

  Pulis, Jessica E ^a   Sprott, Jane B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

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EID: 28844507604     PISSN: 17077753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cjccj.47.4.709     Document Type: Article

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