Police discretion with apprehended youth: Assessing the impact of juvenile specialization

Police Practice and Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-16

  Schulenberg, Jennifer L ^a   Warren, Deirdre ^a  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compelling appearance; Decision to charge; Diversion; Juvenile specialization; Police discretion; Youth squad

Indexed keywords

EID: 68149145562     PISSN: 15614263     EISSN: 1477271X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15614260802128609     Document Type: Article

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