Diversion from youth courts in Five Asia Pacific jurisdictions: Welfare or restorative solutions

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-20

  Lo, T Wing ^a   Maxwell, Gabrielle M ^b   Wong, Dennis S W ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Decarceration; Diversion; Restorative justice; Youth justice

Indexed keywords

ASIA; AUSTRALIA; CHILD WELFARE; CHINESE; COURT; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; OFFENDER; REVIEW; SOCIAL CONTROL;

ASIA; AUSTRALIA; CRIMINAL LAW; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY;

EID: 30944444607     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X05277944     Document Type: Review

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