Are private prisons more cost-effective than public prisons? A meta-analysis of evaluation research studies

Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 358-371

  Pratt, Travis C ^a   Maahs, Jeff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

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EID: 22644452691     PISSN: 00111287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011128799045003004     Document Type: Article

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