Changing public attitudes to crime and punishment — Building confidence in community penalties

Probation Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 389-400

  Allen, Rob ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

community penalties; influencing sentencers; public attitudes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84998080710     PISSN: 02645505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0264550508096494     Document Type: Article

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