Evaluating the youth criminal justice act after fiveyears : A qualified success

Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 131-167

  Bala, Nicholas ^a   Carrington, Peter J ^b   Roberts, Julian V ^c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Custodial populations; Diversion; Law reform; Youth criminal justice act; Youth justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 68149100897     PISSN: 17077753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cjccj.51.2.131     Document Type: Article

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