Prisons and Jails

Beth M. Huebner

doi:10.1093/obo/9780195396607-0037

Prisons and Jails

Beth M. Huebner

University of Missouri-St. Louis

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Original language	American English
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/obo/9780195396607-0037
State	Published - Dec 14 2009

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Criminology
Social Control, Law, Crime, and Deviance

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