Judges' Reactions to Ohio's "Jessica's Law"

Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 861-885

  Griffin, Timothy ^a   Wooldredge, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

"Jessica's law"; judicial perceptions; mandatory sentences; sex offenders

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881366759     PISSN: 00111287     EISSN: 1552387X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011128708327954     Document Type: Article

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