Participation in operation starting line, experience of negative emotions, and incidence of negative behavior

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 410-426

  Kerley, Kent R ^a   Matthews, Todd L ^a   Schulz, Jeffrey T ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Correctional treatment; Faith based prison programs; Prison infractions; Prison research; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEHAVIOR; CHRISTIAN; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; EMOTION; HUMAN; OFFENDER; PRISON; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; RELIGIOUS GROUP; REVIEW;

ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHRISTIANITY; CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MISSISSIPPI; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PASTORAL CARE; PRISONERS; PRISONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 22244484045     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X04271195     Document Type: Review

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