Federal Drug Sentencing and the Overdose Epidemic

Research examining how federal courts have responded to the 21st century overdose crisis is limited, and even less is known about how district exposure to overdoses has shaped federal drug sentences. The current study examines how drug sentence lengths are contextualized by district-level overdose d...

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Autor principal: Feldmeyer, Ben (Autor)
Otros Autores: Holmes, Bryan ; Sun, Diana
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2024
En: American journal of criminal justice
Año: 2024, Volumen: 49, Número: 6, Páginas: 814-841
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