Prison size, overcrowding, prison violence, and recidivism
โ Scribed by David P. Farrington; Christopher P. Nuttall
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 1018 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0047-2352
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