Does the job matter? Comparing correlates of stress among treatment and correctional staff in prisons

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 577-592

  Armstrong, Gaylene S ^a   Griffin, Marie L ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WEST   (United States)

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EID: 22944466038     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2004.08.007     Document Type: Article

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