Incapacitation and crime control: Does a “lock em up” strategy reduce crime?

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1987, Pages 513-543

  Visher, Christy A ^a  

^a NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

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EID: 0040698696     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418828700089511     Document Type: Article

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