Adjustment to prison of women convicted of possession, trafficking, and nondrug offenses

Journal of Drug Issues

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1033-1050

  Loper, Ann Booker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFLICT; CRIME; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG TRAFFIC; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MINORITY GROUP; OFFENDER; PRISON; SATISFACTION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

EID: 0036766785     PISSN: 00220426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002204260203200402     Document Type: Article

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