Are limiting enactments effective? An experimental test of decision making in a presumptive parole state

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 321-332

  Turpin Petrosino, Carolyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

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EID: 0033164371     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2352(99)00004-5     Document Type: Article

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