Child Victims: Crime, Impact, and Criminal Justice
- ISBN-10
- 0198257007
- ISBN-13
- 9780198257004
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 208
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press on Demand
- Authors
- Jane Morgan, Lucia Zedner
Description
Based on the testimony of over 200 children who have been victims of a wide range of crimes, this book gives voice for the first time to their experiences, their views, and their needs.
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