Net-widening and the diversion of young people from court: A longitudinal analysis with implications for restorative justice

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 112-129

  Prichard, Jeremy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Justice; Net widening; Restorative; Youth sentencing

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956235265     PISSN: 00048658     EISSN: 18379273     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/acri.43.1.112     Document Type: Article

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