Never too late: Public optimism about juvenile rehabilitation

Punishment and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 187-207

  Piquero, Alex R ^a   Cullen, Francis T ^b   Unnever, James D ^c   Piquero, Nicole L ^a   Gordon, Jill A ^d  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA SARASOTA MANATEE   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Juveniles; Public attitudes; Punishment; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951492478     PISSN: 14624745     EISSN: 17413095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1462474509357379     Document Type: Article

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