Juvenile justice and truancy legislation: The move towards parental responsibilisation in Queensland

Alternative Law Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 104-109

  Hutchinson, Terry ^a   Dickson, Elizabeth ^a   Chappell, Duncan ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 80052473382     PISSN: 1037969X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1037969X1103600207     Document Type: Article

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