Police interrogation of youth

The Mental Health Needs of Young Offenders: Forging Paths Toward Reintegration and Rehabilitation

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 61-78

  Redlich, Allison D ^a   Drizin, Steven ^b  

^a Policy Research Association   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 67749101307     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511543913.005     Document Type: Chapter

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