Purposes and functions of sentencing

Crime and Justice

Volumn 34, Issue , 2006, Pages 1-53

  Tonry, Michael ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT   (Netherlands)

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EID: 33751015475     PISSN: 01923234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1086/503374     Document Type: Article

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