The Subjective Impact of Contact With the Criminal Justice System: The Role of Gender and Stigmatization

Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 884-908

  McGrath, Andrew James ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cox's regression; gender; juvenile court; recidivism; stigmatization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905665327     PISSN: 00111287     EISSN: 1552387X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011128710389589     Document Type: Article

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