Children's understanding of the law and legal processes

Children's Understanding of Society

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 105-128

  Ceci, Stephen J ^a   Markle, Faith A ^a   Chae, Yoo Jin ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203463567     Document Type: Chapter

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