Of punishment and parenthood: Family-based social control and the sentencing of black drug offenders

Gender and Society

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 611-633

  Flavin, Jeanne ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035634185     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089124301015004007     Document Type: Article

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