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Research Article

Taking Roll: College Students’ Views of Their Formerly Incarcerated Classmates

James M. Binnalla School of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Emergency Management, California State University, Long Beach, CACorrespondence[email protected]
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Christine S. Scott-Haywarda School of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Emergency Management, California State University, Long Beach, CAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0176-4219View further author information
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Pages 347-367 | Received 08 Jan 2021, Accepted 27 Jul 2021, Published online: 23 Aug 2021

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