Re-examining bail and remand for young people in NSW

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 485-505

  Stubbs, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bail; Remand; Young people

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957869798     PISSN: 00048658     EISSN: 18379273     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/acri.43.3.485     Document Type: Article

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