Juvenile offenders with special needs: Critical issues and bleak outcomes

International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 691-710

  Keith, Jill Marie ^a   Mc cray, Audrey Davis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 85009609840     PISSN: 09518398     EISSN: 13665898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0951839022000014385     Document Type: Article

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