Convictions versus conviction rates: The prosecutor's choice

American Law and Economics Review

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-78

  Rasmusen, Eric ^a   Raghav, Manu ^b   Ramseyer, Mark ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPAUW UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 69749083518     PISSN: 14657252     EISSN: 14657260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aler/ahp007     Document Type: Article

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