Estimating mean length of stay in prison: Methods and applications

Journal of Quantitative Criminology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-49

  Patterson, Evelyn J ^a   Preston, Samuel H ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Life table; Measurement; Prison population; Time served

Indexed keywords

EID: 37849040047     PISSN: 07484518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10940-007-9037-z     Document Type: Article

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