Juvenile delinquency and justice in contemporary China: A critical review of the literature over 15 years

Crime, Law and Social Change

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 149-160

  Zhang, Lening ^a  

^a SAINT FRANCIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 50249156827     PISSN: 09254994     EISSN: 15730751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10611-008-9137-1     Document Type: Article

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