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The Deterrent Effect of Imprisonment

In: Controlling Crime: Strategies and Tradeoffs

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  • Steven N. Durlauf & Daniel S. Nagin, 2010. "The Deterrent Effect of Imprisonment," NBER Chapters, in: Controlling Crime: Strategies and Tradeoffs, pages 43-94, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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