Reexamining the cruel and unusual punishment of prison life

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1990, Pages 347-372

  Bonta, James ^a,b,c   Gendreau, Paul ^d,e  

^a Ottawa Carleton Detention Centre ^*  (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^e Saint John Police Force ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HEALTH; PRISON; PUNISHMENT; REVIEW;

EID: 0025041352     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: 1573661X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01068161     Document Type: Article

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