Revisiting the Literature on Prisoners who are Older: Are we Wiser?

The Prison Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 440-458

  Lemieux, Catherine M ^a   Dyeson, Timothy B ^a   Castiglione, Brandi ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1642491089     PISSN: 00328855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0032885502238680     Document Type: Article

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