Crime, criminology and criminal justice in Scotland

European Journal of Criminology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 481-504

  McAra, Lesley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Civic culture; Penal welfarism; Political capacity building; Scotland

Indexed keywords

EID: 56149114036     PISSN: 14773708     EISSN: 17412609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1477370808095127     Document Type: Article

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