Religious programs, institutional, adjustment, and recidivism among former inmates in prison fellowship programs

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 145-166

  Johnson, Byron R ^a   Larson, David B ^b   Pitts, Timothy C ^c  

^a LAMAR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0347702214     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418829700093251     Document Type: Article

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