Evidence-Based Youth Justice? Some Valuable Lessons from an Evaluation for the Youth Justice Board

Youth Justice

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-35

  Wilcox, Aidan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85004488409     PISSN: 14732254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147322540300300103     Document Type: Article

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