Incarceration and the legitimate labor market: Examining age-graded effects on employment and wages

Law and Society Review

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 725-756

  Pettit, Becky ^a   Lyons, Christopher J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

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EID: 72249099030     PISSN: 00239216     EISSN: 15405893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5893.2009.00387.x     Document Type: Article

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