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“This is probably the reason why she resorted to that kind of action”: A qualitative analysis of juvenile justice workers attributions for girls’ offending

Esther BursonSteinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York University, New York, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Erin B. GodfreySteinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York University, New York, NY, USA
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Sukhmani SinghSteinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York University, New York, NY, USA
Pages 154-170 | Published online: 23 Mar 2019

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