The Legal Regulation of Adolescence

Handbook of Adolescent Psychology: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 523-550

  Scott, Elizabeth S ^a   Woolard, Jennifer L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent offenders; Criminal responsibility in adolescence; Juvenile delinquents; Legal childhood and adulthood; Legal regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949790460     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780471726746.ch17     Document Type: Chapter

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