Youth justice: In a child's best interests?

The SAGE Handbook of Punishment and Society

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 341-355

  Muncie, John ^a   Goldson, Barry ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.4135/9781446247624.n17     Document Type: Chapter

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