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punishment units  

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  • Interest in the concept of punishment units is linked to a desire to quantify the amount of punishment represented by various criminal penalties. The aim is to enable a standardized measurement of severity across different types of sanctions. [Source: Encyclopedia of Community Corrections; Punishment Units]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-XL3H54QG-X

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