Diverting and abdicating judicial discretion: Cultural, political, and procedural dynamics in California juvenile justice

Law and Society Review

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 387-428

  Harris, Alexes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 34547206033     PISSN: 00239216     EISSN: 15405893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5893.2007.00302.x     Document Type: Article

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