The impact of state sentencing policies on the U.S. prison population

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 190-199

  Zhang, Yan ^a   Maxwell, Christopher D ^b   Vaughn, Michael S ^a  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 62549094052     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2009.02.012     Document Type: Article

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