The recidivism of offenders given suspended sentences in New South Wales, Australia

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 667-683

  Weatherburn, Don ^a   Bartels, Lorana ^b  

^a NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

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EID: 54249151373     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: 14643529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azn049     Document Type: Article

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