Sentencing Juvenile Offenders to Life in Prison: The Political Sociology of Juvenile Punishment

American Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 602-629

  Carmichael, Jason T ^a   Burgos, Giovani ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Juvenile incarceration; Juvenile justice; Life sentences; Politics of punishment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869095907     PISSN: 10662316     EISSN: 19361351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12103-011-9135-1     Document Type: Article

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