Do you know who your probationers are? Using simulation modeling to estimate the composition of California's felony probation population, 1980-2000

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 28-47

  Auerhahn, Kathleen ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Felony probation population; Probationers; Simulation modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847184592     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418820701200950     Document Type: Article

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