Nordic penal exceptionalism: a comparative, empirical analysis

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Nordic penal exceptionalism : a comparative, empirical analysis. / Crewe, Ben; Ievins, Alice; Larmour, Simon; Laursen, Julie; Mjåland, Kristian; Schliehe, Anna.

In: British Journal of Criminology, Vol. 63, No. 2, 2023, p. 424–443.

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Crewe, B, Ievins, A, Larmour, S, Laursen, J, Mjåland, K & Schliehe, A 2023, 'Nordic penal exceptionalism: a comparative, empirical analysis', British Journal of Criminology, vol. 63, no. 2, pp. 424–443. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azac013

APA

Crewe, B., Ievins, A., Larmour, S., Laursen, J., Mjåland, K., & Schliehe, A. (2023). Nordic penal exceptionalism: a comparative, empirical analysis. British Journal of Criminology, 63(2), 424–443. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azac013

Vancouver

Crewe B, Ievins A, Larmour S, Laursen J, Mjåland K, Schliehe A. Nordic penal exceptionalism: a comparative, empirical analysis. British Journal of Criminology. 2023;63(2):424–443. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azac013

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Crewe, Ben ; Ievins, Alice ; Larmour, Simon ; Laursen, Julie ; Mjåland, Kristian ; Schliehe, Anna. / Nordic penal exceptionalism : a comparative, empirical analysis. In: British Journal of Criminology. 2023 ; Vol. 63, No. 2. pp. 424–443.

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