Toward a political model of incarceration: A time-series examination of multiple explanations for prison admission rates

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 323-357

  Jacobs, David ^a   Helms, Ronald E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030504293     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/230949     Document Type: Article

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