'It's like a Sentence before the Sentence' - Exploring the Pains and Possibilities of Waiting for Imprisonment

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'It's like a Sentence before the Sentence' - Exploring the Pains and Possibilities of Waiting for Imprisonment. / Laursen, Julie; Mjåland, Kristian; Crewe, Ben.

In: British Journal of Criminology, Vol. 60, No. 2, 14.03.2020, p. 363-381.

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Harvard

Laursen, J, Mjåland, K & Crewe, B 2020, ''It's like a Sentence before the Sentence' - Exploring the Pains and Possibilities of Waiting for Imprisonment', British Journal of Criminology, vol. 60, no. 2, pp. 363-381. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azz042

APA

Laursen, J., Mjåland, K., & Crewe, B. (2020). 'It's like a Sentence before the Sentence' - Exploring the Pains and Possibilities of Waiting for Imprisonment. British Journal of Criminology, 60(2), 363-381. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azz042

Vancouver

Laursen J, Mjåland K, Crewe B. 'It's like a Sentence before the Sentence' - Exploring the Pains and Possibilities of Waiting for Imprisonment. British Journal of Criminology. 2020 Mar 14;60(2):363-381. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azz042

Author

Laursen, Julie ; Mjåland, Kristian ; Crewe, Ben. / 'It's like a Sentence before the Sentence' - Exploring the Pains and Possibilities of Waiting for Imprisonment. In: British Journal of Criminology. 2020 ; Vol. 60, No. 2. pp. 363-381.

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