Public opinion of statutory maximum sentences in the Canadian Criminal Code: Comparison of offences against property and offences against people

Canadian Journal of Criminology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 433-458

  Douglas, Kevin S ^a   Ogloff, James R P ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0031514399     PISSN: 07049722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cjcrim.39.4.433     Document Type: Article

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