Evidence on the effectiveness of Juvenile court sanctions

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 509-520

  Mears, Daniel P ^a   Cochran, Joshua C ^b   Greenman, Sarah J ^b   Bhati, Avinash S ^c   Greenwald, Mark A ^d  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c Maxarth   (United States)

^d Florida Department of Juvenile Justice   (United States)

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EID: 84855913504     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2011.09.006     Document Type: Article

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