Individual perceptions of the criminal justice system

American Economic Review

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 444-460

  Lochner, Lance ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 35448946463     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.97.1.444     Document Type: Article

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