Making the crime fit the penalty: The role of prosecutorial discretion under mandatory minimum sentencing

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 591-625

  Bjerk, David ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 30344438554     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/429980     Document Type: Article

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