The Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Girls in Juvenile Justice Systems

Feminist Criminology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 23-47

  Holsinger, Kristi ^a   Hodge, Jessica P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

activism; female delinquency; girls; juvenile justice; qualitative research; sexuality issues

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949791567     PISSN: 15570851     EISSN: 1557086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557085114557071     Document Type: Article

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