Dead on arrival: Zero tolerance laws don't work

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 756-770

  Grant, Darren ^a  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77954775451     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2009.00196.x     Document Type: Article

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