Race and sentencing outcomes in Michigan

Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice

Volumn 3, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 91-109

  Hawkins, Homer C ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Michigan; Race; Sentencing outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247660493     PISSN: 15377938     EISSN: 15377946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J222v03n01_05     Document Type: Article

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