Does incapacitation reduce crime?

Journal of Quantitative Criminology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 267-285

  Piquero, Alex R ^a   Blumstein, Alfred ^b  

^a JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Criminal careers; Criminal justice policy; Criminal offending; Incapacitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348860794     PISSN: 07484518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10940-007-9030-6     Document Type: Article

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