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A Difficult Balance: Challenges and Possibilities for Local Protocols to Reduce Unnecessary Criminalisation of Children in Care and Care Leavers

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A Difficult Balance: Challenges and Possibilities for Local Protocols to Reduce Unnecessary Criminalisation of Children in Care and Care Leavers. / Hunter, Katie; Fitzpatrick, Claire; Staines, Jo et al.
In: Youth Justice, Vol. 24, No. 1, 01.04.2024, p. 53-69.

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Hunter, K, Fitzpatrick, C, Staines, J & Shaw, J 2024, 'A Difficult Balance: Challenges and Possibilities for Local Protocols to Reduce Unnecessary Criminalisation of Children in Care and Care Leavers', Youth Justice, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 53-69. https://doi.org/10.1177/14732254231154153

APA

Hunter, K., Fitzpatrick, C., Staines, J., & Shaw, J. (2024). A Difficult Balance: Challenges and Possibilities for Local Protocols to Reduce Unnecessary Criminalisation of Children in Care and Care Leavers. Youth Justice, 24(1), 53-69. https://doi.org/10.1177/14732254231154153

Vancouver

Hunter K, Fitzpatrick C, Staines J, Shaw J. A Difficult Balance: Challenges and Possibilities for Local Protocols to Reduce Unnecessary Criminalisation of Children in Care and Care Leavers. Youth Justice. 2024 Apr 1;24(1):53-69. Epub 2023 Mar 9. doi: 10.1177/14732254231154153

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Hunter, Katie ; Fitzpatrick, Claire ; Staines, Jo et al. / A Difficult Balance : Challenges and Possibilities for Local Protocols to Reduce Unnecessary Criminalisation of Children in Care and Care Leavers. In: Youth Justice. 2024 ; Vol. 24, No. 1. pp. 53-69.

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