Does feminism spoil girls? Explanations for official rises in female delinquency

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 34-53

  Carrington, Kerry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 33646265757     PISSN: 00048658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/acri.39.1.34     Document Type: Review

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