Smart sentencing guidelines: The effect of marginal policy changes on recidivism
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Sentencing guidelines; Recidivism; Mandatory minimum;All these keywords.
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- K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
- K12 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law - - - Contract Law
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