Demography of the legal profession and racial disparities in sentencing

Law and Society Review

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-32

  King, Ryan D ^a   Johnson, Kecia R ^a   McGeever, Kelly ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 77952905779     PISSN: 00239216     EISSN: 15405893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5893.2010.00394.x     Document Type: Article

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