Prison Conditions and Recidivism

American Law and Economics Review

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 103-130

  Drago, Francesco ^a   Galbiati, Roberto ^b   Vertova, Pietro ^c  

^a University of Naples Parthenope   (France)

^b SCIENCES PO   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO   (Italy)

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EID: 79959715531     PISSN: 14657252     EISSN: 14657260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aler/ahq024     Document Type: Article

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