Transsexuals within the prison system: An international survey of correctional services policies

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 219-229

  Petersen, Maxine ^a   Stephens, Judith ^b   Dickey, Robert ^b   Lewis, Wendy ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSAULT; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; EUROPEAN UNION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; POLICY; PRISON; PRISONER; SEXUAL ABUSE; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029975568     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0798(199621)14:2<219::AID-BSL234>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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