And justice for some: Race, crime, and punishment in the US criminal justice system

Canadian Journal of Political Science

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 457-479

  Hurwitz, Jon ^a   Peffley, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 77955861760     PISSN: 00084239     EISSN: 17449324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0008423910000120     Document Type: Article

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