Research on Women and Girls in the Justice System: Plenary Papers of the 1999 Conference on Criminal Justice Research and Evaluation -- Enhancing Policy and Practice Through Research, Volume 3

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Research on Women and Girls in the Justice System: Plenary Papers of the 1999 Conference on Criminal Justice Research and Evaluation -- Enhancing Policy and Practice Through Research, Volume 3

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Author(s)

• Richie, Beth E.
• Tsenin, Kay
• Widom, Cathy Spatz

Source(s)

• National Institute of Justice (Washington, DC)

Sponsor(s)

• U.S. Dept. of Justice (Washington, DC)

Details

Published 2000. 36 pages.

Related Topics

• Female offenders (Special Offenders)
• Prostitution (Justice System)
• Research (Statistics &Research)
• Victimization (Justice System)
• Violent crime (Justice System)

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