Exploring the type-of-crime hypothesis, religiosity, and spirituality in an adult male prison population

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 682-695

  Fernander, Anita ^a   Wilson, John F ^a   Staton, Michele ^a   Leukefeld, Carl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Prisoners; Religiosity; Spirituality; Type of crime

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRISON; RAPE; RELIGION; RESEARCH; SAMPLING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VICTIM; VIOLENCE; WELLBEING;

ADULT; CRIME; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PRISONERS; RELIGION; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 27744491827     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X05274897     Document Type: Article

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