Policies and imprisonment: The impact of structured sentencing and determinate sentencing on state incarceration rates, 1978-2004

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 174-201

  Stemen, Don ^a   Rengifo, Andres F ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Corrections; Mass incarceration; Sentencing policies

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649573451     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418821003694759     Document Type: Article

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