Private detention and the immigration industrial complex

International Political Sociology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 426-443

  Doty, Roxanne Lynne ^a   Wheatley, Elizabeth Shannon ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Interactivity Foundation   (United States)

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EID: 84890224245     PISSN: 17495679     EISSN: 17495687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ips.12032     Document Type: Article

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