Misdemeanor Courts, Hope for Crime Weary America: Volunteer Mentoring in Misdemeanor Courts

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Misdemeanor Courts, Hope for Crime Weary America: Volunteer Mentoring in Misdemeanor Courts

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Author(s)

• Leenhouts, Keith J.

Source(s)

• University of Mississippi. Mississippi Judicial College (University, MS)

Details

Published 2000. 87 pages.

Related Topics

• Courts (Justice System)
• Misdemeanor (Justice System)
• Mississippi
• Volunteers (Personnel)

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