Public opinion and the foundation of the juvenile court

Criminology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 223-257

  Mears, Daniel P ^a   Hay, Carter ^a   Gertz, Marc ^a   Mancini, Christina ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Juvenile justice; Public opinion

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947125910     PISSN: 00111384     EISSN: 17459125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2007.00077.x     Document Type: Article

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