Comparing Bachelor’s Degree Curricula at Three Groups of Colleges and Universities: Flexibility or Idiosyncrasy?Footnote^*

* A version of this paper was presented at the 2016 annual meetings of the Southern Criminal Justice Association, 7–10 September, Savannah, GA.

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