Explaining ethnic inequality in the Juvenile justice system: An analysis of the outcomes of Dutch prosecutorial decision making

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 220-242

  Weenink, Don ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 60749085692     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: 14643529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azn078     Document Type: Article

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