Evidence and liberty: The promise of experimental criminology

Criminology and Criminal Justice

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-28

  Sherman, Lawrence W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Evidence; Experimental criminology; Liberty; Policy; Prospective meta analysis; Slavery

Indexed keywords

EID: 60749086250     PISSN: 17488958     EISSN: 17488966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1748895808099178     Document Type: Review

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