Are girls getting tougher, or are we tougher on girls? probability of arrest and juvenile court oversight in 1980 and 2000

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 719-744

  Stevens, Tia ^a   Morash, Merry ^a   Chesney Lind, Meda ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

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EID: 80051910117     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418825.2010.532146     Document Type: Article

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