Does racial balance in workforce representation yield equal justice? Race relations of sentencing in federal court organizations

Law and Society Review

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 757-806

  Ward, Geoff ^a   Farrell, Amy ^b   Rousseau, Danielle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 72249093604     PISSN: 00239216     EISSN: 15405893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5893.2009.00388.x     Document Type: Article

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