Lesbian and bisexual girls in the juvenile justice system

Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 285-301

  Curtin, Mary ^a  

^a Lake Grove at Maple Valley Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Bisexual; Juvenile Justice; Lesbian

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248610361     PISSN: 07380151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016301828661     Document Type: Article

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