Pre-sentence reports, magisterial discourse and agency in the youth courts in england and wales

Punishment and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 348-366

  Phoenix, Jo ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

magistrates' discourse; risk; sentence decision making; youth governance; youth justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954910368     PISSN: 14624745     EISSN: 17413095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1462474510369448     Document Type: Article

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