Classification without validity or equity: An empirical examination of the custody rating scale for federally sentenced women offenders in Canada

Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 395-421

  Webster, Cheryl Marie ^a   Doob, Anthony N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 4344669308     PISSN: 17077753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cjccj.46.4.395     Document Type: Article

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