A problem of fit: Extreme delinquents, blended sentencing, and the determinants of continued adult sanctions

Criminal Justice Policy Review

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 263-284

  Trulson, Chad R ^a   Caudill, Jonathan W ^b   Belshaw, Scott H ^a   DeLisi, Matt ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

blended sentencing; juvenile transfer; sentencing; serious and violent delinquents; waiver

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958239769     PISSN: 08874034     EISSN: 15523586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0887403410370618     Document Type: Article

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