Following the Leader? Presidential Influence Over Congress in the Passage of Federal Crime Control Policy

Criminal Justice Policy Review

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 267-286

  Oliver, Willard M ^a   Barlow, David E ^b  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Congress; federal crime policy; president

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247656462     PISSN: 08874034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0887403404270981     Document Type: Article

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