Sensemaking in prison: Inmate identity as a working understanding

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 359-376

  Riley, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

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EID: 0346686867     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418820000096361     Document Type: Article

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