Girls in Detention: The Results of Focus Group Discussion Interviews and Official Records Review

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 57-73

  Kakar, Suman ^a   Friedemann, Marie Luise ^a   Peck, Linda ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33748425054     PISSN: 10439862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043986202018001005     Document Type: Article

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