Sentencing practices under the Arkansas sentencing guideline structure

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 493-506

  Hartley, Richard D ^a   Maddan, Sean ^b   Walker, Jeffery T ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

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EID: 33750858363     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2006.09.004     Document Type: Article

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