The economics of prisons

European Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 143-175

  Avio, Kenneth L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corrections; Economics of crime; Prisons; Recidivism; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 54649084638     PISSN: 09291261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008093113870     Document Type: Article

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