The malign effects of drug and crime control policies on black americans

Crime and Justice

Volumn 37, Issue , 2008, Pages 1-44

  Tonry, Michael ^a,b   Melewski, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT   (Netherlands)

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EID: 52949092758     PISSN: 01923234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1086/588492     Document Type: Article

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