Young people's perceptions and experiences of the lawyer-client relationship

Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 375-401

  Peterson Badali, Michele ^a   Care, Stephanie ^a   Broeking, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lawyer client relationship; Lawyers; Procedural justice; Satisfaction; Young offenders; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548632014     PISSN: 17077753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cjccj.49.3.375     Document Type: Article

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