Comparative criminal justice policy-making in the United States and the United Kingdom: The case of private prisons

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 58-80

  Jones, Trevor ^a   Newburn, Tim ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 12344266133     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azh067     Document Type: Review

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