Educational attainment, teacher-student ratios, and the risk of adult incarceration among U.S. birth cohorts since 1910

Sociology of Education

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 397-421

  Arum, Richard ^a   LaFree, Gary ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 55849100706     PISSN: 00380407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003804070808100404     Document Type: Article

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