Restorative justice and child sex offences: The theory and the practice

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 359-378

  Cossins, Annie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 49749141163     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: 14643529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azn013     Document Type: Review

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