Re-contextualizing pre-sentence reports: Risk and race

Punishment and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 262-286

  Hannah Moffat, Kelly ^a   Maurutto, Paula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

actuarial; Gladue; pre sentence report; race; risk; sentencing

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954938532     PISSN: 14624745     EISSN: 17413095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1462474510369442     Document Type: Article

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