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Family Group Conferencing and Re‐Offending Among First‐Time Juvenile Offenders: The Indianapolis Experiment

Edmund F. McGarrellCorrespondence[email protected]
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Natalie Kroovand HippleView further author information
Pages 221-246 | Published online: 14 May 2007

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