Illusions of difference: Comparative youth justice in the devolved United Kingdom

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 40-57

  Muncie, John ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

children's rights; convergence; devolution; divergence; restoration; risk; welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751550630     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: 14643529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azq062     Document Type: Article

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