Young Offenders and an Effective Justice System Response

From Juvenile Delinquency to Adult Crime: Criminal Careers, Justice Policy and Prevention

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Howell, James C ^c   Feld, Barry C ^a   Mears, Daniel P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Adjudication; Adjudicative; Competence; Culpability; Delinquency; Juvenile; Offenders; Transfer; Trial; Waiver

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922804698     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199828166.003.0008     Document Type: Chapter

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