Racial and sex disparities in prison sentences: The effect of district-level judicial demographics

Journal of Legal Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 57-92

  Schanzenbach, Max ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 17444407848     PISSN: 00472530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/425597     Document Type: Article

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