Sentencing disparities for juvenile offenders sentenced to adult prisons: An individual and contextual analysis

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 747-757

  Carmichael, Jason T ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 77954763056     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2010.05.001     Document Type: Article

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