Language barriers in the wisconsin court system: The latino/a experience

Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice

Volumn 2, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 91-118

  Urbina, Martin G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Interpreters; Language barriers; Latinos; Translation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247673168     PISSN: 15377938     EISSN: 15377946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J222v02n01_06     Document Type: Article

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