Gender and sentencing: An analysis of indicators

Criminal Justice Policy Review

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 471-490

  Williams, Marian R ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70449441431     PISSN: 08874034     EISSN: 15523586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088740349901000401     Document Type: Article

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