Changes in criminal thinking and identity in novice and experienced inmates: Prisonization revisited

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 399-421

  Walters, Glenn D ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b Psychology Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Criminal identity; Prisonization; Psychological inventory of criminal thinking styles

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041707784     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854803253137     Document Type: Review

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