Public opinion and community penalties

Alternatives to Prison: Options for an Insecure Society

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 83-112

  Maruna, Shadd ^a   King, Anna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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DOI: 10.4324/9781843925743     Document Type: Chapter

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