Toward a systematic foundation for identifying evidence-based criminal justice sanctions and their relative effectiveness

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 702-710

  Mears, Daniel P ^a   Barnes, J C ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

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EID: 77954762745     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2010.04.044     Document Type: Article

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