Prisoners, politics and the polls: Enfranchisement and the burden of responsibility

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 319-336

  Behan, Cormac ^a   O'Donnell, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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EID: 52449103802     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: 14643529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azn004     Document Type: Review

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