Bullying behaviors among male and female prisoners: A study of adult and young offenders

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 161-178

  Ireland, Jane L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b Stone Row Head   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bullying; Gender; Group characteristics; Prison category; Victim reactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033246223     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2337(1999)25:3<161::aid-ab1>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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