Discrepant Assumptions in Empirical Research: The Case of Juvenile Court Screening
- 1 February 1981
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Social Problems
- Vol. 28 (3) , 247-262
- https://doi.org/10.2307/800301
Abstract
Much of the sociological literature on discretionary decision making in juvenile court screening makes certain assumptions: 1) that being sent to couKeywords
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