Legislator ideology and corrections and sentencing policy in Florida: A research note

Criminal Justice Policy Review

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 209-235

  Cook, Carrie ^a   Lane, Jodi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Correctional policy; Legislator ideology; Sentencing policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 65549105137     PISSN: 08874034     EISSN: 15523586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0887403408323693     Document Type: Article

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