Misdemeanor justice: Control without conviction

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 351-393

  Kohler Hausmann, Issa ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84891615635     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/674743     Document Type: Article

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