Crime versus justice: Is there a trade-off?

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 345-366

  Farmer, Amy ^a   Terrell, Dek ^a  

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EID: 0035649473     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/322816     Document Type: Article

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