The deterrent effect of imprisonment and offenders' stakes in conformity

Criminal Justice Policy Review

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-50

  Spohn, Cassia ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WEST   (United States)

Author keywords

Deterrence; Drug offenders; Recidivism

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250651626     PISSN: 08874034     EISSN: 15523586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0887403406294945     Document Type: Article

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