Violence, privilege and power: Images of female delinquents in film

Women and Criminal Justice

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 63-84

  Cecil, Dawn K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

And media; Female delinquents; Films

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548525128     PISSN: 08974454     EISSN: 15410323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J012v17n04_04     Document Type: Article

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