Revisiting the total incarceration variable: Should researchers separate jail from prison sentences in sentencing research?

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 462-478

  Harrington, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Jail; Prison; Sentencing

Indexed keywords

EID: 53349160015     PISSN: 10439862     EISSN: 15525406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043986208321843     Document Type: Article

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