Imprisonment and opportunity structures: A Bayesian hierarchical analysis

European Sociological Review

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 12-27

  Sutton, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84856455549     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcq044     Document Type: Review

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