Race and correctional officers' punitive attitudes toward treatment programs for inmates

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 153-166

  Jackson, Jerome E ^a   Ammen, Sue ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030526966     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0047-2352(95)00062-3     Document Type: Article

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