Patterns of change in the use of imprisonment in the American States: An integration of path dependence, punctuated equilibrium and policy design approaches

Political Research Quarterly

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 457-470

  Schneider, Anne Larason ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33751302827     PISSN: 10659129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106591290605900313     Document Type: Article

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