Benevolent Intervention or Oppression Perpetuated: Minority Overrepresentation in Children’s Services

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 9, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 19-38

  Crane, Kimberly D ^a   Ellis, Rodney A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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EID: 34248607472     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J137v09n01_03     Document Type: Article

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