Preventing crime through selective incapacitation

Economic Journal

Volumn 123, Issue 567, 2013, Pages 262-284

  Vollaard, Ben ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRIME; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL SYSTEM; SIZE EFFECT;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84874346026     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2012.02522.x     Document Type: Article

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